[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #367: When a repo URL changes, GetComponents should offer more help

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#367: When a repo URL changes, GetComponents should offer more help
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  Reporter:  eschnett       |       Owner:  eric9     
      Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  accepted  
  Priority:  major          |   Milestone:  ET_2011_11
 Component:  GetComponents  |     Version:            
Resolution:                 |    Keywords:            
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Comment (by eric9):

 For git, it appears that git actually does some internal verification when
 you try to fetch from a new remote.

 {{{
 ~/Source/Cactus/repos/CRL$ git remote add test
 git at github.com:gridaphobe/dotvim
 ~/Source/Cactus/repos/CRL$ git fetch test
 fatal: did not find object for shallow
 234bdec2c1fac30dc0bc8337df906ce752c88c73
 fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
 }}}

 The problem is that the error message is not entirely consistent or
 informative...

 {{{
 ~/Source/Cactus/repos/CRL$ git remote add test
 git://github.com/gridaphobe/dotvim.git
 ~/Cactus/repos/CRL$ git fetch test
 fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
 }}}

 Also, if I try via https instead, it just seems to hang.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.einsteintoolkit.org/ticket/367#comment:8>
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