Sync with 2.38.4

Sync with 2.38.4

* maint-2.38:
  Git 2.38.4
  Git 2.37.6
  Git 2.36.5
  Git 2.35.7
  Git 2.34.7
  http: support CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR
  http: prefer CURLOPT_SEEKFUNCTION to CURLOPT_IOCTLFUNCTION
  http-push: prefer CURLOPT_UPLOAD to CURLOPT_PUT
  Git 2.33.7
  Git 2.32.6
  Git 2.31.7
  Git 2.30.8
  apply: fix writing behind newly created symbolic links
  dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS
  clone: delay picking a transport until after get_repo_path()
  t5619: demonstrate clone_local() with ambiguous transport