[bitbake-devel] [PATCH] fetch2: raise an exception if user specifies protocol=git with http://

[Chris Larson]

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 5:27 AM, Paul Eggleton
<paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> It is a common mistake to use http:// and protocol=git when attempting
> to fetch from a git repository using the http protocol; if this is
> detected then throw an error explaining that you need to use git:// with
> protocol=http instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>


Perhaps this should check the protocol= value against the protocols
supported by wget (ftp, http, https, etc), if the parameter is passed,
rather than hardcoding the exceptions.
-- 
Christopher Larson