doc: Remove mention of Git protocol support
authorDaniel Gustafsson <[email protected]>
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:26:15 +0000 (21:26 +0200)
committerDaniel Gustafsson <[email protected]>
Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:26:15 +0000 (21:26 +0200)
The project Git server hasn't supported cloning with the Git protocol
in a very long time, but the documentation never got the memo. Remove
the mention of using the Git protocol, and while there wrap a mention
of Git in <productname> tags.

Backpatch down to all supported versions.

Author: Daniel Gustafsson <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Gurjeet Singh <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Nathan Bossart <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Jacob Champion <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Gurjeet Singh <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CABwTF4WMiMb-KT2NRcib5W0C8TQF6URMb+HK9a_=rnZnY8Q42w@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 13

doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml

index 07b003a7941ca76627a46fec7ce64e06c6562a10..9ed121a06b6aea89dff86759c8b3010284936cba 100644 (file)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
    <step>
     <para>
-     To begin using the Git repository, make a clone of the official mirror:
+     To begin using the <productname>Git</productname> repository, make a clone of the official mirror:
 
 <programlisting>
 git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@ git clone https://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
      The files will be placed in a new subdirectory <filename>postgresql</filename> of
      your current directory.
     </para>
-
-    <para>
-     The Git mirror can also be reached via the Git protocol. Just change the URL
-     prefix to <literal>git</literal>, as in:
-
-<programlisting>
-git clone git://git.postgresql.org/git/postgresql.git
-</programlisting>
-
-    </para>
    </step>
 
    <step>