[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] support/download/git: Prioritize remote archive

[Benjamin Kamath]

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 2:10 AM, Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr> wrote:
> Benjamin, All,
>
> On 2016-08-17 15:17 -0700, Benjamin Kamath spake thusly:
>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr> wrote:
>> > Benjmin, All,
>> >
>> > On 2016-08-17 14:25 -0700, Benjamin Kamath spake thusly:
>> >> From: Benjamin Kamath <bkamath at spaceflight.com>
>> >>
>> >> Attempt to do a remote archive since it shortcuts us past a few steps when
>> >> available. Additionally. if the git server has uploadArchive.allowUnreachable
>> >> set to true, then this method can also work on arbitrary sha1s, offering a huge
>> >> speed advantage over a full clone.
>> >
>> > Do you know of a publicly-accessible server that allows remote archives?
>> >
>> > I've tried with a github-hosted package, but githib won;t allow remote
>> > archives, it seems...
>> I just tried quite a few and it doesn't seem to be frequently
>> supported. gitlab-ce does seem to have it enabled by default:
>>
>> git at gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git
>
> OK, it does work, as long as one uses the ssh protocol. It does not work
> via http:// or git://
>
OK. I had not noticed that before, and as such that makes this patch
much less useful.

> Which means we have no package in Buildroot that can use this.
>
> Do you have a need for that for an internal package?
Yes, but we can create a local patch for it. On dev-branches of our
project we frequently have internal packages that point directly at
sha1s. I mistakenly thought more servers would support remote archive.
I suppose we should reject this patch.

>
> Regards,
> Yann E. MORIN.
>
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