git - Downloading the Android source code

Question

I am trying to download the CyanogenMod source code (4.4.2) on a Windows PC running Ubuntu via VMPlayer. I can use git and repo on Ubuntu with no problems, however I am looking for a way to download the source with other methods (such as torrent or zip) because I am on a slow and unstable connection and cannot get past the downloading of android_frameworks_base.

All suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

The git archive command with the --remote option could be what you are looking for.

From the git documentation :

--remote=<repo>
Instead of making a tar archive from the local repository, retrieve a tar archive from a remote repository.