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Re: [PATCH 0/2] Allow using ':' in git:// hostname. · Junio C Hamano <hidden> · 2016-06-15

Re: [PATCH 0/2] Allow using ':' in git:// hostname.

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:48:06

Seems like a maint material (together with your xmallocz() one).
Thanks.