How do I run ls-remote in libgit2sharp without a repository?

I would like to use libgit2sharp to run the equivalent of ls-remote for a remote not currently cloned on my system, the equivalent of:

git ls-remote http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git

In the tests, they all seem to begin with a repository cloning the remote, but I do not want to perform the clone just yet. I just want to make sure that I can communicate with the server.

I found this issue which talks about the same thing in the underlying library, but since there was no response yet, I wasn't sure if there is a way to do this or not?

Thanks!

Solution

How do I run ls-remote in libgit2sharp without a repository?

Current version (0.21) doesn't allow it.

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