Provide 11.10 backport to fix SSL connection lost with git

[Victor Engmark]

After upgrading to 11.10, I was no longer able to `git pull` or `push` with github.com over SSL.

The workaround discussed at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8403792/git-behind-proxy-remote-head-refers-to-nonexistent-ref-unable-to-checkout worked for me (download and install 12.04 debs), and should ideally be backported to 11.04.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: libcurl3 7.21.6-3ubuntu3.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 24 17:23:06 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64+mac (20101008)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LC_PAPER=en_GB.UTF-8
SourcePackage: curl
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-02-24 (0 days ago)

[Victor Engmark (victor-engmark)]

Some shell output:

$ git pull
Password:
Your configuration specifies to merge with the ref 'master'
from the remote, but no such ref was fetched.

$ git clone https://[e-mail]/.../....git
Cloning into graphics...
Password:
warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout.

$ git push
Password:
Everything up-to-date [Even though `git status` showed that I was 5 ahead of origin]

Unfortunately I didn't save the full output of `GIT_CURL_VERBOSE=1 git push -u origin master`, which was much more informative.

[Alessandro Ghedini (ghedo)]

The bug has been already fixed, what the submitter is asking is a backport of the version 7.22.0-3u2 for Ubuntu 11.10.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Taylor Braun-Jones (nocnokneo)]

Here's a workaround for 11.10 users who will probably never get the fix backported. Add the following to ~/.gitconfig or /etc/gitconfig

# Workaround for bug when using SSL and HTTP proxy (LP #940431)
[url "http://"]
 insteadOf = "https://"

[Guillermo Reisch (guillere)]

dont work!!!
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.21.6-3ubuntu3.2
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.21.6-3ubuntu3

WORKS!!!
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.21.3-1ubuntu1
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.22.0-3ubuntu4

work a round:
upgrade or downgrade libcurl3-gnutls package
add to /etc/apt/sources.list =>
deb http://uy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty main
( OR/AND )
deb http://uy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main

[Fernando (linuxmercedes)]

Does installing precise's libc break oneiric? I'm somewhat wary...

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Guillermo Reisch
<email address hidden> wrote:
> dont work!!!
> ii  libcurl3-gnutls                        7.21.6-3ubuntu3.2
> ii  libcurl3-gnutls                        7.21.6-3ubuntu3
>
> WORKS!!!
> ii  libcurl3-gnutls                        7.21.3-1ubuntu1
> ii  libcurl3-gnutls                        7.22.0-3ubuntu4
>
> work a round:
> upgrade or downgrade libcurl3-gnutls package
> add to /etc/apt/sources.list =>
> deb http://uy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty main
> ( OR/AND )
> deb http://uy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main
>
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[Guillermo Reisch (guillere)]

I install libcurl3-gnutls 7.22.0-3ubuntu4 in Ubuntu Oneiric, and it will upgrade libc. It works and upgrade correctly FOR ME.
First i try with libcurl3-gnutls 7.21.3-1ubuntu1 (in natty repository), it dont need to upgrade libc (or donwgrade). But be carefully whit Update Manager trying to upgrating libcurl3-gnutls again to BREAK VERSION :-S

PS: I attach "libcurl3-gnutls 7.21.3-1ubuntu1" package, "dpkg - i libcurl3-gnutls_7.21.3-1ubuntu1_i386.deb" sould works...