Index: app/models/repository/git.rb
===================================================================
--- app/models/repository/git.rb	(revision 1322)
+++ app/models/repository/git.rb	(working copy)
@@ -16,11 +16,37 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 require 'redmine/scm/adapters/git_adapter'
-
+require 'fileutils'
 class Repository::Git < Repository
   attr_protected :root_url
   validates_presence_of :url
 
+  before_save :clone_repository
+  after_destroy :remove_clone
+  
+  def identifier 
+    self.project.identifier
+  end
+  
+  def clone_repository
+    return unless self.url.starts_with?("git://")
+    git_project_name = self.url.split("/").last.gsub(".git","")
+    
+    dir = "#{RAILS_ROOT}/repositories/git/#{identifier}/"
+    path_to_git_repository = dir + git_project_name
+    
+    FileUtils.rm_rf(dir) if File.exist?(dir)
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(dir)
+    cmd = "cd #{dir} && git clone #{self.url}"
+    IO.popen(cmd, "r+")
+    self.url = "#{path_to_git_repository}/.git"
+  end
+  
+  def remove_clone
+    dir = "#{RAILS_ROOT}/repositories/git/#{identifier}"
+    FileUtils.rm_rf(dir) if File.exist?(dir)
+  end
+  
   def scm_adapter
     Redmine::Scm::Adapters::GitAdapter
   end
Index: lib/redmine/scm/adapters/git_adapter.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/redmine/scm/adapters/git_adapter.rb	(revision 1322)
+++ lib/redmine/scm/adapters/git_adapter.rb	(working copy)
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
     module Adapters    
       class GitAdapter < AbstractAdapter
         
+        def target(path)
+          url
+        end
+        
         # Git executable name
         GIT_BIN = "git"