This error message: error: remote unpack failed: unable to create temporary object directory indicates that the Git repository at the server (not your Git) is out of space, or running into similar server problems,1 or installed incorrectly. That is, given: To: http://git.int.censoredlink/scm/freeb/freebrep.git you will have to log in to the machine that serves HTTP traffic … Read more
repo is a python wrapper script for git, its Google Source page defines it as repo – The Multiple Git Repository Tool repo init command initializes repo in the current directory. That’s, it downloads the latest repo source and a manifest.xml file that describes the directory structure of the git repositories, and store all of … Read more
First, repo init creates the .repo directory, clones the git repository https://android.googlesource.com/tools/repo to .repo/repo, and the git repository specified with the -u option to a bare repository at .repo/manifests.git. After that, it creates the .repo/manifests directory, converts it into a git repository through creating symbolic links from .repo/manifests/.git to .repo/manifests.git. It then checks out the … Read more
Which is best for you depends on your needs, desires, and workflow. They are in some senses semi-isomorphic, it is just some are a lot easier to use than others for specific tasks. gitslave is useful when you control and develop on the subprojects at more of less the same time as the superproject, and … Read more