Use git clone to initialize a new repository, and when possible
allow callers to use --reference to reuse an existing checkout as
the initial object storage area for the new checkout.
Change-Id: Ie27f760247f311ce484c6d3e85a90d94da2febfc
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <sop@google.com>
We'll soon be supporting two different manifest formats, but we
can't immediately remove support for the current XML one that is
in wide spread use within Android.
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <sop@google.com>
The mirror option downloads a complete forrest (as described by the
manifest) and creates a replica of the remote repositories rather
than a client working directory. This permits other clients to
sync off the mirror site.
A mirror can be positioned in a "DMZ", where the mirror executes
"repo sync" to obtain changes from the external upstream and
clients inside the protected zone operate off the mirror only,
and therefore do not require direct git:// access to the external
upstream repositories.
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <sop@google.com>
Many Linux distributions are including python2.5 by default, as
it is the latest stable release of the language. Using python2.4
(and asking users to specifically install it) is just cruel and
unusual punishment.
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <sop@google.com>
