[oe] [RFC] Update git/git-native

[Koen Kooi]

On 15-11-08 01:56, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to propose to update the git recipe (specifically, the native one) to
> something newer than 1.5.3, currently used. The problem with that particular
> version is that it does not work reliably through the proxy. Here is the
> symptom:
>
> $ GIT_PROXY_COMMAND=~/git-proxy.sh /OE/tmp/staging/i686-linux/usr/bin/git --version
> git version 1.5.3
>
> $ GIT_PROXY_COMMAND=~/git-proxy.sh /OE/tmp/staging/i686-linux/usr/bin/git clone git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git
> Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/mtd-utils/.git/
> fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
> fatal: early EOF
> fatal: index-pack died with error code 128
> fetch-pack from 'git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git' failed.
>
> The first version to work reliably with GIT_PROXY_COMMAND is 1.5.4:
>
> $ GIT_PROXY_COMMAND=~/git-proxy.sh /OE/tmp/staging/i686-linux/usr/bin/git --version
> git version 1.5.4
>
> $ GIT_PROXY_COMMAND=~/git-proxy.sh /OE/tmp/staging/i686-linux/usr/bin/git clone git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git
> Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/mtd-utils/.git/
> remote: Counting objects: 2308, done.
> remote: Compressing objeremote: cts: 100% (676/676), done.
> remote: Total 2308 (delta 1592), reused 2308 (delta 1592)
> Receiving objects: 100% (2308/2308), 942.42 KiB | 595 KiB/s, done.
> Resolving deltas: 100% (1592/1592), done.
>
> I'm not sure if there is some requirement to stick with 1.5.x version of git,
> if not the latest stable version is 1.6.0.4 - I am attaching patches for both
> just in case, with corresponding ticket #4835.
>
> Please provide any comments.

git (for the target) fails to build for arm: 
http://tinderbox.openembedded.net/packages/233747/

could you have a look at it?

regards,

Koen