Gitee
Overview
Gitee is a web-based, Git-based code-hosting and collaboration platform. It offers standard source-code management features, including user accounts, private and public repositories, and code browsing, alongside integrations for cloning repositories over HTTPS or SSH.
Key characteristics documented in the captured evidence:
- Account registration: Gitee provides a sign-up flow for new users and advertises a user base described on its pages as "more than 14 million developers" with support for "Free private repositories."
- Repository cloning: Gitee supports cloning and downloading repositories using either SSH or HTTPS. For HTTPS, account/password or personal access tokens can be used; Gitee recommends personal access tokens over login passwords for security.
- SSH key configuration: First-time SSH users are guided to generate RSA keys and configure the public key under their Gitee profile's SSH Public Keys settings.
- License handling: Gitee displays a notice when a repository does not specify a license, advising users to review the project description and upstream dependencies before use.
- Code mirroring: Gitee is used to host mirrors of upstream open-source repositories. In the captured evidence, a mirror titled
imperas-riscv-testsis hosted under the userfjwei, described as a "20230830 镜像源" (mirror) of the upstream GitHub repositoryhttps://github.com/riscv-ovpsim/imperas-riscv-tests. - Mirror tag: The mirror repository references a tag/version
v20230724.
Repository mirror example
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Mirror URL | https://gitee.com/fjwei/imperas-riscv-tests |
| Upstream source | https://github.com/riscv-ovpsim/imperas-riscv-tests |
| Mirror owner | fjwei |
| Mirror description | 20230830 镜像源 https://github.com/riscv-ovpsim/imperas-riscv-tests |
| Tagged version in mirror | v20230724 |
Related tools and projects
Gitee repositories may host or reference tools used in RISC-V verification and software testing. One such related entity referenced in the captured evidence is imperas-riscv-tests.