Re: Problem with anonymous check out using git

[Bob Proulx]

Gabriele Bartolini wrote:
>    I have installed GIT (v. 1.5.4.4) on my system but I cannot
> anonymously check out the sources using the instructions on the main
> page of the GNUlib project:
>  
> $ git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/gnulib.git
> mkdir: cannot create directory `': No such file or directory

I think this problem is not with the remote repository but with your
local directory.  The above command works okay for me.  This leads me
to believe that there is a problem locally.

What are the permissions for the local directory?

  ls -ld

Try a test checkout in /tmp which should be writable by anyone.

  cd /tmp
  git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/gnulib

The .git on the end is optional.  There shouldn't be any difference
between git.savannah.gnu.org and git.sv.gnu.org.  Because of this I
normally use the shorter version.

If the above doesn't work in /tmp then I would test the git
installation further.

Bob