Re: Replacing Vcs-Git URIs to use https instead of git protocol
Axel Beckert wrote (30 Jan 2016 14:39:51 GMT) :
> At least in the past, "git fetch" over HTTP(S) was not recommended due
> to massiv performance penalties over the native git protocol.
> But having read
> https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols#The-HTTP-Protocols
> since Git 1.6.6 there seem to be two different ways to do git over
> HTTP.
> Do we know which way Alioth uses? If it uses the new/smart way, I
> think that change is ok. Otherwise, I'd not recommend it.
Just curious: anyone knows if these performance penalties apply to
small repos like the vast majority of ours?
Cheers,
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intrigeri
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