[bitbake-devel] docs on git fetcher don't match actual code

Holger Freyther holger+bitbake at freyther.de
Sat Aug 20 15:27:35 UTC 2011


On 08/19/2011 07:11 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 

> 
> which says nothing about "rsync" but lists "https" as a valid protocol
> that's not mentioned higher up.  someone way higher up the food chain
> is welcome to decide what should be clarified here.

Hi Robert,

I would update the manual to mention that 'git' is the default and remove
rsync from it. The reasoning is that rsync is mostly historic and there is no
good reason to use it.

holger




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