Problem adding a HTTP/HTTPS GIT repository to FeCru
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
When you get the following ERROR when trying to add a GITRepository that has its location on a HTTP or HTTPS Server (example, http://server_name[:port]/path_to_repository):
2012-07-02 10:44:40,035 ERROR [btpool0-69595 ection-1341240279975] fisheye.app RepositoryAdminRpcServiceImpl-testRepositoryConnection - Error testing connection.
com.atlassian.fisheye.spi.admin.services.RepositoryConfigException: com.cenqua.fisheye.config.ConfigException: Error talking to repository:
fatal: Unable to find remote helper for 'https'
...
Caused by: com.cenqua.fisheye.config.ConfigException: Error talking to repository:
fatal: Unable to find remote helper for 'https'
...Cause
This happens because you did not build GIT with HTTP/HTTPS support and/or you do not have CURL/EXPAT
Resolution
You will have to build GIT with the following options:
PS: In order to build it with HTTP/HTTPS support you will need EXPAT and CURL installed on you host.
# make prefix=<GIT_INSTALL_PATH> CURLDIR=<CURL_INSTALL_PATH> NO_R_TO_GCC_LINKER=YesPlease EXPATDIR=<EXPAT_INSTALL_PATH> all
# make prefix=<GIT_INSTALL_PATH> CURLDIR=<CURL_INSTALL_PATH> NO_R_TO_GCC_LINKER=YesPlease EXPATDIR=<EXPAT_INSTALL_PATH> installWas this helpful?