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authorMagnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>2018-02-07 11:03:55 +0100
committerMagnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>2018-02-07 11:05:23 +0100
commit11f5d144046d1a511902b6535983a333086b177e (patch)
tree833265d33b00374556778b4616d417417551f99b
parent0a0ee721f8190f8e6e633aa959bf9801932bd361 (diff)
Change default git repo URL to https
Since we now support the server side handler for git over https (so we're no longer using the "dumb protocol"), make https the primary choice for cloning the repository, and the git protocol the secondary choice. In passing, also change the links to git-scm.com from http to https. Reviewed by Stefan Kaltenbrunner and David G. Johnston
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml15
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml
index dd9da5a7b0b..8b9ee7bf29e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
<step>
<para>
You will need an installed version of <productname>Git</>, which you can
- get from <ulink url="http://git-scm.com"></ulink>. Many systems already
+ get from <ulink url="https://git-scm.com"></ulink>. Many systems already
have a recent version of <application>Git</> installed by default, or
available in their package distribution system.
</para>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
To begin using the Git repository, make a clone of the official mirror:
<programlisting>
-git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
+git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
</programlisting>
This will copy the full repository to your local machine, so it may take
@@ -62,16 +62,13 @@ git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
</para>
<para>
- The Git mirror can also be reached via the HTTP protocol, if for example
- a firewall is blocking access to the Git protocol. Just change the URL
- prefix to <literal>https</>, as in:
+ The Git mirror can also be reached via the Git protocol. Just change the URL
+ prefix to <literal>git</>, as in:
<programlisting>
-git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
+git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
</programlisting>
- The HTTP protocol is less efficient than the Git protocol, so it will be
- slower to use.
</para>
</step>
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ git fetch
<para>
<productname>Git</> can do a lot more things than just fetch the source. For
more information, consult the <productname>Git</> man pages, or see the
- website at <ulink url="http://git-scm.com"></>.
+ website at <ulink url="https://git-scm.com"></>.
</para>
</sect1>