curl: (3) <url> malformed <<installing repo error>> - Android

while trying to install repo and running cmd
$ curl http://android.git.kernel.org/repo >~/bin/repo
i get the following error.
Code:
import optparse
import os
import re
import readline
import subprocess
import sys
home_dot_repo = os.path.expanduser('~/.repoconfig')
gpg_dir = os.path.join(home_dot_repo, 'gnupg')
extra_args = []
init_optparse = optparse.OptionParser(usage="repo init -u url [options]")
# Logging
group = init_optparse.add_option_group('Logging options')
group.add_option('-q', '--quiet',
dest="quiet", action="store_true", default=False,
help="be quiet")
# Manifest
group = init_optparse.add_option_group('Manifest options')
group.add_option('-u', '--manifest-url',
dest='manifest_url',
help='manifest repository location', metavar='URL')
group.add_option('-o', '--origin',
dest='manifest_origin',
help="use REMOTE instead of 'origin' to track upstream",
metavar='REMOTE')
group.add_option('-b', '--manifest-branch',
dest='manifest_branch',
help='manifest branch or revision', metavar='REVISION')
group.add_option('-m', '--manifest-name',
dest='manifest_name',
help='initial manifest file (deprecated)',
metavar='NAME.xml')
group.add_option('--mirror',
dest='mirror', action='store_true',
help='mirror the forrest')
# Tool
group = init_optparse.add_option_group('repo Version options')
group.add_option('--repo-url',
dest='repo_url',
help='repo repository location', metavar='URL')
group.add_option('--repo-branch',
dest='repo_branch',
help='repo branch or revision', metavar='REVISION')
group.add_option('--no-repo-verify',
dest='no_repo_verify', action='store_true',
help='do not verify repo source code')
class CloneFailure(Exception):
"""Indicate the remote clone of repo itself failed.
"""
def _Init(args):
"""Installs repo by cloning it over the network.
"""
opt, args = init_optparse.parse_args(args)
if args or not opt.manifest_url:
init_optparse.print_usage()
sys.exit(1)
url = opt.repo_url
if not url:
url = REPO_URL
extra_args.append('--repo-url=%s' % url)
branch = opt.repo_branch
if not branch:
branch = REPO_REV
extra_args.append('--repo-branch=%s' % branch)
if branch.startswith('refs/heads/'):
branch = branch[len('refs/heads/'):]
if branch.startswith('refs/'):
print >>sys.stderr, "fatal: invalid branch name '%s'" % branch
raise CloneFailure()
if not os.path.isdir(repodir):
try:
os.mkdir(repodir)
except OSError, e:
print >>sys.stderr, \
'fatal: cannot make %s directory: %s' % (
repodir, e.strerror)
# Don't faise CloneFailure; that would delete the
# name. Instead exit immediately.
#
sys.exit(1)
_CheckGitVersion()
try:
if _NeedSetupGnuPG():
can_verify = _SetupGnuPG(opt.quiet)
else:
can_verify = True
if not opt.quiet:
print >>sys.stderr, 'Getting repo ...'
print >>sys.stderr, ' from %s' % url
dst = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(repodir, S_repo))
_Clone(url, dst, opt.quiet)
if can_verify and not opt.no_repo_verify:
rev = _Verify(dst, branch, opt.quiet)
else:
rev = 'refs/remotes/origin/%s^0' % branch
_Checkout(dst, branch, rev, opt.quiet)
except CloneFailure:
if opt.quiet:
print >>sys.stderr, \
'fatal: repo init failed; run without --quiet to see why'
raise
def _CheckGitVersion():
cmd = [GIT, '--version']
proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
ver_str = proc.stdout.read().strip()
proc.stdout.close()
proc.wait()
if not ver_str.startswith('git version '):
print >>sys.stderr, 'error: "%s" unsupported' % ver_str
raise CloneFailure()
ver_str = ver_str[len('git version '):].strip()
ver_act = tuple(map(lambda x: int(x), ver_str.split('.')[0:3]))
if ver_act < MIN_GIT_VERSION:
need = '.'.join(map(lambda x: str(x), MIN_GIT_VERSION))
print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: git %s or later required' % need
raise CloneFailure()
def _NeedSetupGnuPG():
if not os.path.isdir(home_dot_repo):
return True
kv = os.path.join(home_dot_repo, 'keyring-version')
if not os.path.exists(kv):
return True
kv = open(kv).read()
if not kv:
return True
kv = tuple(map(lambda x: int(x), kv.split('.')))
if kv < KEYRING_VERSION:
return True
return False
def _SetupGnuPG(quiet):
if not os.path.isdir(home_dot_repo):
try:
os.mkdir(home_dot_repo)
except OSError, e:
print >>sys.stderr, \
'fatal: cannot make %s directory: %s' % (
home_dot_repo, e.strerror)
sys.exit(1)
if not os.path.isdir(gpg_dir):
try:
os.mkdir(gpg_dir, 0700)
except OSError, e:
print >>sys.stderr, \
'fatal: cannot make %s directory: %s' % (
gpg_dir, e.strerror)
sys.exit(1)
env = dict(os.environ)
env['GNUPGHOME'] = gpg_dir
cmd = ['gpg', '--import']
try:
proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
env = env,
stdin = subprocess.PIPE)
except OSError, e:
if not quiet:
print >>sys.stderr, 'warning: gpg (GnuPG) is not available.'
print >>sys.stderr, 'warning: Installing it is strongly encouraged.'
print >>sys.stderr
return False
proc.stdin.write(MAINTAINER_KEYS)
proc.stdin.close()
if proc.wait() != 0:
print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: registering repo maintainer keys failed'
sys.exit(1)
print
fd = open(os.path.join(home_dot_repo, 'keyring-version'), 'w')
fd.write('.'.join(map(lambda x: str(x), KEYRING_VERSION)) + '\n')
fd.close()
return True
def _SetConfig(local, name, value):
"""Set a git configuration option to the specified value.
"""
cmd = [GIT, 'config', name, value]
if subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd = local).wait() != 0:
raise CloneFailure()
def _Fetch(local, quiet, *args):
cmd = [GIT, 'fetch']
if quiet:
cmd.append('--quiet')
err = subprocess.PIPE
else:
err = None
cmd.extend(args)
cmd.append('origin')
proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd = local, stderr = err)
if err:
proc.stderr.read()
proc.stderr.close()
if proc.wait() != 0:
raise CloneFailure()
def _Clone(url, local, quiet):
"""Clones a git repository to a new subdirectory of repodir
"""
try:
os.mkdir(local)
except OSError, e:
print >>sys.stderr, \
'fatal: cannot make %s directory: %s' \
% (local, e.strerror)
raise CloneFailure()
cmd = [GIT, 'init', '--quiet']
try:
proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd = local)
except OSError, e:
print >>sys.stderr
print >>sys.stderr, "fatal: '%s' is not available" % GIT
print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: %s' % e
print >>sys.stderr
print >>sys.stderr, 'Please make sure %s is installed'\
' and in your path.' % GIT
raise CloneFailure()
if proc.wait() != 0:
print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: could not create %s' % local
raise CloneFailure()
_SetConfig(local, 'remote.origin.url', url)
_SetConfig(local, 'remote.origin.fetch',
'+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*')
_Fetch(local, quiet)
_Fetch(local, quiet, '--tags')
def _Verify(cwd, branch, quiet):
"""Verify the branch has been signed by a tag.
"""
cmd = [GIT, 'describe', 'origin/%s' % branch]
proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
cwd = cwd)
cur = proc.stdout.read().strip()
proc.stdout.close()
proc.stderr.read()
proc.stderr.close()
if proc.wait() != 0 or not cur:
print >>sys.stderr
print >>sys.stderr,\
"fatal: branch '%s' has not been signed" \
% branch
raise CloneFailure()
m = re.compile(r'^(.*)-[0-9]{1,}-g[0-9a-f]{1,}$').match(cur)
if m:
cur = m.group(1)
if not quiet:
print >>sys.stderr
print >>sys.stderr, \
"info: Ignoring branch '%s'; using tagged release '%s'" \
% (branch, cur)
print >>sys.stderr
env = dict(os.environ)
env['GNUPGHOME'] = gpg_dir
cmd = [GIT, 'tag', '-v', cur]
proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
stdout = subprocess.PIPE,
stderr = subprocess.PIPE,
cwd = cwd,
env = env)
out = proc.stdout.read()
proc.stdout.close()
err = proc.stderr.read()
proc.stderr.close()
if proc.wait() != 0:
print >>sys.stderr
print >>sys.stderr, out
print >>sys.stderr, err
print >>sys.stderr
raise CloneFailure()
return '%s^0' % cur
def _Checkout(cwd, branch, rev, quiet):
"""Checkout an upstream branch into the repository and track it.
"""
cmd = [GIT, 'update-ref', 'refs/heads/default', rev]
if subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd = cwd).wait() != 0:
raise CloneFailure()
_SetConfig(cwd, 'branch.default.remote', 'origin')
_SetConfig(cwd, 'branch.default.merge', 'refs/heads/%s' % branch)
cmd = [GIT, 'symbolic-ref', 'HEAD', 'refs/heads/default']
if subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd = cwd).wait() != 0:
raise CloneFailure()
cmd = [GIT, 'read-tree', '--reset', '-u']
if not quiet:
cmd.append('-v')
cmd.append('HEAD')
if subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd = cwd).wait() != 0:
raise CloneFailure()
def _FindRepo():
"""Look for a repo installation, starting at the current directory.
"""
dir = os.getcwd()
repo = None
while dir != '/' and not repo:
repo = os.path.join(dir, repodir, REPO_MAIN)
if not os.path.isfile(repo):
repo = None
dir = os.path.dirname(dir)
return (repo, os.path.join(dir, repodir))
class _Options:
help = False
def _ParseArguments(args):
cmd = None
opt = _Options()
arg = []
for i in xrange(0, len(args)):
a = args[i]
if a == '-h' or a == '--help':
opt.help = True
elif not a.startswith('-'):
cmd = a
arg = args[i + 1:]
break
return cmd, opt, arg
def _Usage():
print >>sys.stderr,\
"""usage: repo COMMAND [ARGS]
repo is not yet installed. Use "repo init" to install it here.
The most commonly used repo commands are:
init Install repo in the current working directory
help Display detailed help on a command
For access to the full online help, install repo ("repo init").
"""
sys.exit(1)
def _Help(args):
if args:
if args[0] == 'init':
init_optparse.print_help()
else:
print >>sys.stderr,\
"error: '%s' is not a bootstrap command.\n"\
' For access to online help, install repo ("repo init").'\
% args[0]
else:
_Usage()
sys.exit(1)
def _NotInstalled():
print >>sys.stderr,\
'error: repo is not installed. Use "repo init" to install it here.'
sys.exit(1)
def _NoCommands(cmd):
print >>sys.stderr,\
"""error: command '%s' requires repo to be installed first.
Use "repo init" to install it here.""" % cmd
sys.exit(1)
def _RunSelf(wrapper_path):
my_dir = os.path.dirname(wrapper_path)
my_main = os.path.join(my_dir, 'main.py')
my_git = os.path.join(my_dir, '.git')
if os.path.isfile(my_main) and os.path.isdir(my_git):
for name in ['git_config.py',
'project.py',
'subcmds']:
if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(my_dir, name)):
return None, None
return my_main, my_git
return None, None
def _SetDefaultsTo(gitdir):
global REPO_URL
global REPO_REV
REPO_URL = gitdir
proc = subprocess.Popen([GIT,
'--git-dir=%s' % gitdir,
'symbolic-ref',
'HEAD'],
stdout = subprocess.PIPE,
stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
REPO_REV = proc.stdout.read().strip()
proc.stdout.close()
proc.stderr.read()
proc.stderr.close()
if proc.wait() != 0:
print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: %s has no current branch' % gitdir
sys.exit(1)
def main(orig_args):
main, dir = _FindRepo()
cmd, opt, args = _ParseArguments(orig_args)
wrapper_path = os.path.abspath(__file__)
my_main, my_git = _RunSelf(wrapper_path)
if not main:
if opt.help:
_Usage()
if cmd == 'help':
_Help(args)
if not cmd:
_NotInstalled()
if cmd == 'init':
if my_git:
_SetDefaultsTo(my_git)
try:
_Init(args)
except CloneFailure:
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(repodir, topdown=False):
for name in files:
os.remove(os.path.join(root, name))
for name in dirs:
os.rmdir(os.path.join(root, name))
os.rmdir(repodir)
sys.exit(1)
main, dir = _FindRepo()
else:
_NoCommands(cmd)
if my_main:
main = my_main
ver_str = '.'.join(map(lambda x: str(x), VERSION))
me = [main,
'--repo-dir=%s' % dir,
'--wrapper-version=%s' % ver_str,
'--wrapper-path=%s' % wrapper_path,
'--']
me.extend(orig_args)
me.extend(extra_args)
try:
os.execv(main, me)
except OSError, e:
print >>sys.stderr, "fatal: unable to start %s" % main
print >>sys.stderr, "fatal: %s" % e
sys.exit(148)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main(sys.argv[1:])
curl: (3) <url> malformed
Thoughts?

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nm, got it..... thanks for all the quick help.
/sarcasm

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I have the same issue. Could you please tell me what you've done to get rid of this error?
Thanks,

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I just went to the url, copied the text into gedit(as root) and saved as repo.