Re: git fails on large repo clone on intermittent, or intermittently-high-latency, connections

Jakub Narebski wrote:

Zenaan Harkness [off-list ref] writes:

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How hard would it be to add a wget-like mode to git, for the initial
repo download?

Very hard; tthough "resumable clone" was often requested (25%
responders in "Git User's Survey 2010", see [1]), and there was even
some discussion about possible implementation, it was not implemented
yet, even as proof of concept.

The trouble is that packfile is *generated for a client*, and
bit-for-bit representation of said pack can vary (e.g. if
multithreaded packing is enabled; usually a good idea).

That said, one possible partial solution would be to automate
generation of a seed bundle for huge repositories (with a script or
a special parameter to "git gc", maybe) and to document serving such a
seed bundle over HTTP as part of the standard setup.  If this could be
made simple enough that e.g. all large repos on repo.or.cz had such a
seed bundle then I would call it a success. :)