git clone kde:kde-workspace hangs

[Ian Monroe]

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 16:29, Martin Koller <kollix at aon.at> wrote:
> On Sunday, 6. February 2011 23:54:07 Thiago Macieira wrote:
>> On Sunday, 6 de February de 2011 16:48:21 Shaun Reich wrote:
>> > On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Martin Koller <kollix at aon.at> wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I've tried already several times today to get a clone of kde-workspace
>> > > and it always gets stuck at about 10-15%
>> > >
>> > > What can I do ?
>> >
>> > You can try using the tarball form on project.kde.org, for now (no idea why
>> > it hangs up). at least then you can resume it.
>>
>> Note that the git clone/fetch/push percentage is by number of objects, not
>> size. I have tried cloning kde-workspace now and it worked fine, but I did
>> notice a slowdown around 14-15%. My guess is that there are some big objects
>> being transferred.
>
> Thanks for the hint, but in my case my internet connection did not transfer anything
> during this hang (no LED activity on my router) even for 10 minutes or so ...
> Nevertheless, I've downloaded the tarball for now.

Its not a "tarball for now". It should have a script that changes it
into a complete clone. It's certainly the best way to download new
repos if your Internet connection is at all dubious.

Ian