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[libssh] fatal: dumb http transport does not support shallow capabilities

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Message #52 received at 33100-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 33100-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Subject: Re: bug#33100: [libssh] fatal: dumb http transport does not support
 shallow capabilities
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:45:48 +0200

Hi Maxim,

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>
>>>>> I like it, but it doesn't seem to actually print anything for me when I
>>>>> trigger the failing case, for example by fetching the libssh source over
>>>>> HTTP.
>>>>
>>>> If might be that current-output-port is fully buffered.  What if you
>>>> add:
>>>>
>>>>   (setvbuf (current-output-port) 'line)
>>>>
>>>> before the ‘format’ call?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Ludo’, who is found guilty of not actually running the code.
>>>
>>> What is preferable, between your solution or using (force-output)?
>>
>> I’d go for line buffering since you only need to do it once for all.
>
> I finally got around to reproducing the problem and testing the fix; it
> was costly to build using --no-substitutes.
>
> Is it OK to push this patch into master?

Definitely, thank you!

Ludo’.

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