{
        struct packed_git *new_pack;
        if (has_pack_file(sha1))
-               return 0; // don't list this as something we can get
+               return 0; /* don't list this as something we can get */
 
        if (fetch_index(repo, sha1))
                return -1;
                                                 base[serverlen - 1] != '/');
                                        i += 3;
                                }
-                               // If the server got removed, give up.
+                               /* If the server got removed, give up. */
                                okay = strchr(base, ':') - base + 3 <
                                        serverlen;
                        } else if (alt_req->http_specific) {
                                        okay = 1;
                                }
                        }
-                       // skip 'objects' at end
+                       /* skip 'objects' at end */
                        if (okay) {
                                target = xmalloc(serverlen + posn - i - 6);
                                strlcpy(target, base, serverlen);