Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Bug/Issue with "build-gnuradio" script

[Cinaed Simson]

On 09/30/2016 11:18 AM, Federico 'Larroca' La Rocca wrote:
> I send my reply again, but for the whole list this time...
> 
> Hi Duane,
> Something like [0] does not work for you? In our university we are also
> behind a proxy, and this config worked fine for build-gnuradio (and
> everything git-related BTW).
> best
> Federico
> [0]

That's because your university punched a hole through the firewall for
yet another protocol - git.

And presumably because some people at your university need the git
protocol to manipulate code and content on github.

Everyone has access to http/https unless they live a vacuum - but not
everyone has access to git.

So why use git to distribute source code?

We can't use git protocol through our firewall either - at least not
until pigs fly.

I've never used the build script - I check out the source via http and
build it with my own script. So I don't have any trouble with gnuradio
source.

But I do have trouble with osmocom source on github using http because
the recursive clone links back to the osmocom web site which doesn't
support git tunneled in http!

It's hard to imagine we're in 2016.

> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/783811/getting-git-to-work-with-a-proxy-server
> <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/783811/getting-git-to-work-with-a-proxy-server>
> 
> 2016-09-30 13:55 GMT-03:00 Ellis, Duane <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>>:
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>     I'd like to report an issue with the script:  build-gnuradio - and a
>     few of the other git sub-modules.
> 
>     Problem statement #1
>             I'm behind a proxy that effectively "blocks" the GIT
>     protocol - I can clone via HTTP, or HTTPS - but not via  git://
> 
>     Possible work arounds:
>             I know about the "instead-of" feature for GIT ... but that
>     does not always work
>             Why? Because sometimes you must adjust the rest of the URL
>     slightly
>             Yes, I put a very specific rule in for specifically this
>     URL... but ... Ugh...
>             Also I would suggest/think that a "noob" would trip and
>     stumble over this and not figure it out.
> 
>     Suggested fix:
>             Convert the scripts, and submodules to reference/use http or
>     https for cloning.
>             My belief is proxies work better with http requests.
> 
>     In my case, I modified the build script to use http *and* had to
>     adjust one of the urls to match
> 
>     Thanks.
> 
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