*)
case "$repo" in
rsync://*)
- rsync $quiet -avz --ignore-existing "$repo/objects/" "$D/.git/objects/" &&
- rsync $quiet -avz --ignore-existing "$repo/refs/" "$D/.git/refs/"
+ rsync $quiet -av --ignore-existing \
+ --exclude info "$repo/objects/" "$D/.git/objects/" &&
+ rsync $quiet -av --ignore-existing \
+ --exclude info "$repo/refs/" "$D/.git/refs/" || exit
+
+ # Look at objects/info/alternates for rsync -- http will
+ # support it natively and git native ones will do it on the
+ # remote end. Not having that file is not a crime.
+ rsync -q "$repo/objects/info/alternates" "$D/.git/TMP_ALT" ||
+ rm -f "$D/.git/TMP_ALT"
+ if test -f "$D/.git/TMP_ALT"
+ then
+ ( cd $D &&
+ . git-parse-remote &&
+ resolve_alternates "$repo" <"./.git/TMP_ALT" ) |
+ while read alt
+ do
+ case "$alt" in 'bad alternate: '*) die "$alt";; esac
+ case "$quiet" in
+ '') echo >&2 "Getting alternate: $alt" ;;
+ esac
+ rsync $quiet -av --ignore-existing \
+ --exclude info "$alt" "$D/.git/objects" || exit
+ done
+ rm -f "$D/.git/TMP_ALT"
+ fi
;;
http://*)
clone_dumb_http "$repo" "$D"