Cloning the repository may stall due to large LFS objects

[lvelosuarez]

Hello,

While cloning the repository

git clone https://github.com/labgem/PanGBank-tutorial.git

the process appeared to stall during checkout. After enabling tracing, it seems the repository itself clones correctly but the process hangs when Git LFS attempts to download large objects, eventually leading to network timeouts in some environments.

As a workaround, cloning with LFS smudge disabled works:

GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone https://github.com/labgem/PanGBank-tutorial.git

This allows the repository to clone successfully without immediately downloading the LFS files. They can then be fetched later if needed with:

git lfs pull

Just sharing this in case other users encounter the same behavior when cloning the tutorial repository.

Best regards

[JeanMainguy]

Hi,
Thank you for reporting this and for sharing the workaround. It may be very helpful for other users encountering the same issue.
Best regards