doc: Remove mention of Git protocol support

danielgustafsson · danielgustafsson · commit d4542415c38e · 2025-10-23T21:26:15.000+02:00
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 <daniel@yesql.se> Reported-by: Gurjeet Singh <gurjeet@singh.im> Reviewed-by: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com> Reviewed-by: Gurjeet Singh <gurjeet@singh.im> Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CABwTF4WMiMb-KT2NRcib5W0C8TQF6URMb+HK9a_=rnZnY8Q42w@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 13
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sourcerepo.sgml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
    <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
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ 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>
