Introduction and problems cloning repository

Introduction and problems cloning repository

[Pak Woon]

Hello All,

First time poster to this mailing list so if I am not following the 
correct protocol please let me know.

Introduction. I am a firmware developer working for NEC Australia. We 
are currently developing a MIPS SOC device made by Wintegra.

I am trying to clone the linux-malta.git repository using the command
"git clone http://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git 
./linux-malta.git" but I receieve an "error: Can't lock ref". I have to 
use http because I am sure port 9418 is blocked by the sysadmin

Regards,
Pak

Re: Introduction and problems cloning repository

[Ralf Baechle]

On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 11:54:47AM +1000, Pak Woon wrote:

> First time poster to this mailing list so if I am not following the 
> correct protocol please let me know.
> 
> Introduction. I am a firmware developer working for NEC Australia. We 
> are currently developing a MIPS SOC device made by Wintegra.
> 
> I am trying to clone the linux-malta.git repository using the command
> "git clone http://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git 
> ./linux-malta.git" but I receieve an "error: Can't lock ref". I have to 
> use http because I am sure port 9418 is blocked by the sysadmin

An good old access permission problem on the web server but I won't have
time to sort it out now.

Until then you can use gitcvs to access the repositories:

  cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@git.linux-mips.org:/pub/scm/linux.git co -d linux-malta -P <branch>

Where <branch> is one of linux-2.0, linux-2.2, linux-2.4, MaltaRef_2_4,
MaltaRef_2_6 and master - if your firewall allows port 2401 that is ...

But why are you still using the linux-malta repository?  Since ~ 5 months
it is no longer being updated and has effectivly been replaced with
linux.git repository.  Of this repository there are also snapshots of all
tagged versions available.

  Ralf

Re: Introduction and problems cloning repository

[Andrew Sharp]

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:49:44 +0100
Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 11:54:47AM +1000, Pak Woon wrote:
> 
> > First time poster to this mailing list so if I am not following the 
> > correct protocol please let me know.
> > 
> > Introduction. I am a firmware developer working for NEC Australia.
> > We  are currently developing a MIPS SOC device made by Wintegra.
> > 
> > I am trying to clone the linux-malta.git repository using the
> > command "git clone http://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git
> > 
> > ./linux-malta.git" but I receieve an "error: Can't lock ref". I have
> > to  use http because I am sure port 9418 is blocked by the sysadmin
> 
> An good old access permission problem on the web server but I won't
> have time to sort it out now.

I had this same problem.  Turns out that for the http method of git, you
have to use the name 'www.linux-mips.org'.  So it would be 

git clone http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git

>   cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@git.linux-mips.org:/pub/scm/linux.git co
>   -d linux-malta -P <branch>
> 
> Where <branch> is one of linux-2.0, linux-2.2, linux-2.4,
> MaltaRef_2_4, MaltaRef_2_6 and master - if your firewall allows port
> 2401 that is ...
> 
> But why are you still using the linux-malta repository?  Since ~ 5
> months it is no longer being updated and has effectivly been replaced
> with linux.git repository.  Of this repository there are also
> snapshots of all tagged versions available.

Good point.

Cheers,

a

Re: Introduction and problems cloning repository

[Pak Woon]

>>>First time poster to this mailing list so if I am not following the 
>>>correct protocol please let me know.
>>>
>>>Introduction. I am a firmware developer working for NEC Australia.
>>>We  are currently developing a MIPS SOC device made by Wintegra.
>>>
>>>I am trying to clone the linux-malta.git repository using the
>>>command "git clone http://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git
>>>
>>>./linux-malta.git" but I receieve an "error: Can't lock ref". I have
>>>to  use http because I am sure port 9418 is blocked by the sysadmin
>>
>>An good old access permission problem on the web server but I won't
>>have time to sort it out now.
> 
> 
> I had this same problem.  Turns out that for the http method of git, you
> have to use the name 'www.linux-mips.org'.  So it would be 
> 
> git clone http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git
> 
> 
>>  cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@git.linux-mips.org:/pub/scm/linux.git co
>>  -d linux-malta -P <branch>
>>
>>Where <branch> is one of linux-2.0, linux-2.2, linux-2.4,
>>MaltaRef_2_4, MaltaRef_2_6 and master - if your firewall allows port
>>2401 that is ...
>>
>>But why are you still using the linux-malta repository?  Since ~ 5
>>months it is no longer being updated and has effectivly been replaced
>>with linux.git repository.  Of this repository there are also
>>snapshots of all tagged versions available.
> 
> 
> Good point.
Probably because on http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/Getting_the_kernel it 
mentions MIPS technologies is maintaining "a stable and tested kernel 
with focus on hardware support for ... the Malta Eval board" and I 
thought it would be quicker to develop with.

Are they no longer doing the maintainace?

Regards,
Pak