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From: Mike Hommey <mh@glandium.org>
To: Sven <svoop@delirium.ch>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG REPORT] "git ls-remote http://git.domain.com/repo.git HEAD" doesn't work
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:02:44 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080614090244.GA1262@glandium.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20080614T074854-525@post.gmane.org>

On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 07:49:06AM +0000, Sven wrote:
> Junio C Hamano <gitster <at> pobox.com> writes:
> > Traditionally it _never_ talked about HEAD as it technically is not a ref.
> 
> How likely is it that ls-remote HEAD is added for HTTP as well rather than
> stripped for all protocols?

When someone sends a patch ;)

FWIW, quickly looking at the code, it seems the rsync backend may have
the same problem. Now, I wonder if other protocols allow to use other
refs such as FETCH_HEAD, or if they special case HEAD. I don't have
enough time to look this up.

Mike

  reply	other threads:[~2008-06-14  9:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-06-14  7:03 [BUG REPORT] "git ls-remote http://git.domain.com/repo.git HEAD" doesn't work Sven
2008-06-14  7:10 ` Mike Hommey
2008-06-14  7:24   ` Junio C Hamano
2008-06-14  7:49     ` Sven
2008-06-14  9:02       ` Mike Hommey [this message]
2008-06-14  9:19         ` Jeff King
2008-06-14  9:28           ` Mike Hommey
2008-06-14  9:24         ` Sven
2008-06-14  9:31           ` [BUG REPORT] "git ls-remote http://git.domain.com/repo.git?HEAD" " Jeff King
2008-06-14  9:40             ` Sven
2008-06-14 18:09     ` [BUG REPORT] "git ls-remote http://git.domain.com/repo.git HEAD" " Junio C Hamano
2008-06-14 18:26       ` [BUG REPORT] Sven
2008-06-14 23:37         ` Jeff King

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