Gitifying I2P: How to make Git clone resumable
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Re: Gitifying I2P: How to make Git clone resumable
#2I've never put much thought into how git clones aren't resumable.
The author's workaround before their solution is quite clever. "
Gitifying I2P: How to make git clone resumable Have you ever cloned a git repository on a bad internet connection? I have, it don't work. When I lived in the Philippines for a year and a half, I had to clone repositories to a server of mine in Norway, for then sharing the repo via torrent so I could download it to my laptop in the Philippines. "
Re: Gitifying I2P: How to make Git clone resumable
#3I've never put much thought into how git clones aren't resumable. The author's workaround before their solution is quite clever. " Gitifying I2P: How to make git clone resumable Have you ever cloned a git repository on a bad internet connection? I have, it don't work. When I lived in the Philippines for a year and a half, I had to clone repositories to a server of mine in Norway, for then sharing the repo via torrent…
In cases like that, I find it far simpler to download an archive of the remote repo. A competent download manager supports resuming, and if you sha1sum the archive you can verify integrity.
Re: Gitifying I2P: How to make Git clone resumable
#4Sounds like a job for git bundle.
Re: Gitifying I2P: How to make Git clone resumable
#5I've never put much thought into how git clones aren't resumable. The author's workaround before their solution is quite clever. " Gitifying I2P: How to make git clone resumable Have you ever cloned a git repository on a bad internet connection? I have, it don't work. When I lived in the Philippines for a year and a half, I had to clone repositories to a server of mine in Norway, for then sharing the repo via torrent…
In cases like that, I find it far simpler to download an archive of the remote repo. A competent download manager supports resuming, and if you sha1sum the archive you can verify integrity.
i2p has some design feature (or flaw) that make it different
for example you can resume a download if you use their own http client named eepget IIRC, but it won't work if you use a standard http client meant for plain internet like wget/curl