<div dir="ltr"><div>hi Nicholas!</div><div><br></div><div>if you need to do a shallow clone via http you could, in alternative, use also one of our mirrors, like</div><div><br></div><div>git clone --depth 1 <a href="https://github.com/SlackBuildsOrg/slackbuilds.git">https://github.com/SlackBuildsOrg/slackbuilds.git</a></div><div><br></div><div>Matteo</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Il giorno sab 12 set 2026 alle ore 01:26 Nicholas Hubbard <<a href="mailto:nicholashubbard@posteo.net">nicholashubbard@posteo.net</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello! I hope this is the correct list to post this on.<br>
<br>
Would it be possible to enable shallow git clones over HTTPS for <br>
the SlackBuilds<br>
repository?<br>
<br>
I develop an SBo package manager, and recently added support for <br>
shallow clones since<br>
it only needs the current contents of a branch. Avoiding the repos <br>
long history reduces<br>
download sizes and disk usage.<br>
<br>
However, currently this command:<br>
<br>
  git clone --depth=1 <a href="https://git.slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://git.slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/</a><br>
<br>
Fails with:<br>
<br>
  fatal: dumb http transport does not support shallow capabilities<br>
<br>
It looks like the HTTPS endpoint uses Git’s “dumb HTTP” <br>
transport. Would you consider<br>
enabling read-only smart HTTP access, perhaps through Git’s <br>
git-http-backend? Smart<br>
HTTP supports shallow clones, allowing clients to download a <br>
branch’s current contents<br>
without its full history. My understanding is that smart HTTP can <br>
be enabled at the<br>
existing URL while preserving support for older clients through <br>
the dumb HTTP transport.<br>
<br>
Thanks for considering this and thanks for maintaining <br>
SlackBuilds.org!<br>
-- <br>
Nicholas B. Hubbard<br>
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