cloning from https://github.com/ghc/ghc.git is broken

Specifically the clone works, but then ./sync-all get fails;

Cloning into 'libraries/Cabal'...
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/ghc/packages/Cabal.git/' not found
Clone of 'https://github.com/ghc/packages/Cabal.git' into submodule path 'libraries/Cabal' failed

It was broken by b755c7bd which (around lines 587-588) assumes the protocol is git://.

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Trac field	Value
Version	7.9
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Build System
Test case
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CC	nomeata
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mentioned in issue #8146 (closed)

changed weight to 5

added Tbug Trac import labels

Same deal for cloning over SSH: http://lpaste.net/100385

assigned to @hvr

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Component	Build System → Trac & Git

added infrastructure label

mentioned in commit 3efcb0a7

closed

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Resolution	Unresolved → ResolvedFixed

i'm still having issues with this... fatal: repository 'https://github.com/ghc/packages/base.git/' and friends..

the maddening bit is i'm using http!

i did git clone http://github.com/ghc/ghc http-ghc

will try git clone http://github.com/ghc/ghc.git http-ghc

I cannot reproduce here. Both

git clone https://github.com/ghc/ghc.git --reference ~/build/haskell/ghc
cd ghc
./sync-all get

and

git clone https://github.com/ghc/ghc --reference ~/build/haskell/ghc
cd ghc
./sync-all get

work. I’m not claiming that sync-all cleans up old wrong submodule paths, though.

Carter is cloning from http:// not https:// (I didn't know that that even worked until tonight).

mentioned in commit d246c62a

Ok, made the regex a bit more liberal – shoudn’t hurt.

added Pnormal label