required git clone action fails behind firewall

[itsomp@…]

port install poppler-qt4-mac fails behind firewall as git is unable to clone the poppler/test tree. port should be selfcontained and not have invisible dependencies, and not assume git protocol connectivity.

[itsomp@…]

log file containing the error

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

As you say, the problem here is your lack of git network connectivity.

I'll take a look at other options as time permits but please note that git fetches are a supported feature in MacPorts so this is not the only port that you will have problems with.

[itsomp@…]

A lot of proxies just allow http (and not native ​git://) - as is the case for my work proxy. Is it possible to change the git URL from ​git://{} to ​http://{}, so that a configuration of the http proxy can take care of it? e.g. /opt/local/bin/git clone ​http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/test/

Proxying ​git:// needs something like ​http://www.emilsit.net/blog/archives/how-to-use-the-git-protocol-through-a-http-connect-proxy/, which seems like an overkill.

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

Git dependency fixed and URL changed to ​http://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/poppler/test in r136309. Let me know if this fixes your issue. Thanks.

[itsomp@…]

It worked like a charm now. Thanks!

[dbevans (David B. Evans)]

Great.