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