git pull -> HTTP error 429 (too many requests)

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Project / Subsystem

gcc / gcc

Date

2026-08-11

Proposer

Georg-Johann Lay <avr@gjlay.de>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

8/10

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project: gcc
subsystem: gcc
patch_id: —
discussion_id: eebaaeff-0e89-405b-9b43-e787d11c6b6f@gjlay.de
source_type: public_inbox
title: git pull -> HTTP error 429 (too many requests)
headline: git pull -> HTTP error 429 (too many requests)
tldr: git pull fails with HTTP 429; using 'git://' instead of 'https://' resolves the issue.
proposer: Georg-Johann Lay <avr@gjlay.de>
consensus: Proposed
outcome: proposed
sentiment_score: 8
technical_tradeoffs: []
series_id: —
series_role: standalone
series_parts: []
tags: • git
• access
• http
• protocol
url: https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/eebaaeff-0e89-405b-9b43-e787d11c6b6f@gjlay.de
bugzilla_url: —
date: 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z

git pull -> HTTP error 429 (too many requests)

Georg-Johann Lay reported receiving an HTTP 429 error when trying to git pull the GCC repository. Josef Melcr suggested using the git:// protocol instead of https://, which resolved the problem for Lay.