Github security changes for git:// breaks SuperBuild

[liamtimms]

This issue should be a quick fix but currently running the ANTs SuperBuild results in the following:

 -- SuperBuild - ANTS => Requires VTK, ITKv5,
-- SuperBuild -   VTK[OK]
-- SuperBuild -   ITKv5[OK]
-- SuperBuild - ANTS[OK]
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/ripley/.cache/paru/clone/ants-git/src/ants-git/antsBuild
[  4%] Performing download step (git clone) for 'VTK'
Cloning into 'VTK'...
fatal: remote error:
  The unauthenticated git protocol on port 9418 is no longer supported.
Please see https://github.blog/2021-09-01-improving-git-protocol-security-github/ for more information.

which is fairly self-explanatory. This change went into effect yesterday:

Last year, GitHub announced the deprecation of the unsecured Git protocol due to security reasons. This change will be made permanent on March 15, 2022.

https://blog.readthedocs.com/github-git-protocol-deprecation/

So the clone steps for ITKv5 and VTK are currently borked. That blog suggests simply changing to clone off https:// rather than git://, but I haven't tested it yet.

When did the error occur?

[ ] CMake configuration (cmake / ccmake)
[ X] Compilation (make)
[ ] Installation (make install)

Build environment

• OS: Linux (Arch)
• OS version: rolling
• Type of system: desktop

ANTs version

git master branch

[cookpa]

Thanks for letting us know. Does it work if you set ANTS_USE_GIT_PROTOCOL to OFF?

[liamtimms]

Yep, @cookpa, that option appears to bypass this (as might be expected).

[cookpa]

Great, time to make that the default then I think.