Re: Pulling linux-2.6.git with gitinit.sh and gitpull.sh fails

[Rhys Hardwick <rhys@rhyshardwick.co.uk>]

On Friday 22 Apr 2005 16:22, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 15:54 +0100, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > On Friday 22 Apr 2005 15:43, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > > On Friday 22 Apr 2005 15:44, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 15:30 +0100, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > > > > On Friday 22 Apr 2005 15:00, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> > > > > > On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 14:50 +0100, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday 22 Apr 2005 14:52, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 14:42 +0100, Rhys Hardwick wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hey there,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I am trying to pull the latest repository of the linux-2.6
> > > > > > > > > git from Linus' rsync mirror.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Here is the shell:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ===========
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > rhys@metatron:~/repo/linux-2.6.repo$ gitinit.sh
> > > > > > > > > rsync://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/torvalds/lin
> > > > > > > > >ux-2 .6 .git defaulting to local storage area
> > > > > > > > > gitpull.sh: unknown remote
> > > > > > > > > gitinit.sh: pull failed
> > > > > > > > > rhys@metatron:~/repo/linux-2.6.repo$ rm -r .git
> > > > > > > > > rhys@metatron:~/repo/linux-2.6.repo$ gitinit.sh
> > > > > > > > > www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/torvalds/linux-2.6.g
> > > > > > > > >it defaulting to local storage area
> > > > > > > > > gitpull.sh: unknown remote
> > > > > > > > > gitinit.sh: pull failed
> > > > > > > > > rhys@metatron:~/repo/linux-2.6.repo$
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > =============
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Any idea why this is not working?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Try:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  $ git init
> > > > > > > > rsync://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/torvalds/linux
> > > > > > > >-2.6 .g it
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Exactly the same, sorry.....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With latest git-pasky, after blowing the .git directory?  I am
> > > > > > not sure (and have not checked) that git will do the right thing
> > > > > > if you retry without clearing.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes to all the above.  I pulled the latest today, and make && make
> > > > > install. Also, I have tried it with a .git in place, deleted, in
> > > > > the unpacked 2.6.11-r3 source, all of the above!
> > > > >
> > > > > >From what I can gather, it must happen in an empty directory, and
> > > > > > that is what
> > > > >
> > > > > the top two examples are.
> > > >
> > > > Really weird.  I tested it my side before doing my last reply.  Maybe
> > > > Petr will know.
> > >
> > > Hopefully!
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help anywho.....
> >
> > I think I have some more information.  If you remove the -e from the
> > origins file, and put the name at the start of the line, it suddenly
> > works!!!
> >
> > Cool,
> >
> > Not sure what was going on there, but hey, Petr will work it out!
>
> Seems your /bin/sh do not support 'echo -e' ... Know what provides
> your /bin/sh (I think ash at least do support it)?
>
> Petr, I think you should really start to consider going full bash?

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