gistfile1.txt

 git.rb |   22 +++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--- ./capistrano/recipes/deploy/scm/git.rb.orig
+++ ./capistrano/recipes/deploy/scm/git.rb
@@ -157,10 +157,26 @@
           execute.join(" && ")
         end
         
-        # An expensive export. Performs a checkout as above, then
-        # removes the repo.
+        # use git archive to export repository
         def export(revision, destination)
-          checkout(revision, destination) << " && rm -Rf #{destination}/.git"
+          git    = command
+          execute = []
+          args = []
+
+          args << '--format=tar'
+          args << "--remote=#{configuration[:repository]}"
+          if project = configuration[:project]
+            args << "#{revision}:#{project}"
+          else
+            args << revision
+          end
+
+          # export (using git archive)
+          execute << "mkdir -p #{destination}"
+          execute << "cd #{destination}"
+          execute << "#{git} archive #{args.join(' ')} | tar xf -"
+
+          execute.join(" && ")
         end
 
         # Merges the changes to 'head' since the last fetch, for remote_cache