Cloning this repository:

git clone git://gitorious.org/~melvyn/xdandroid-eclair/melvyns-manifest.git melvyns-manifest
cd melvyns-manifest

Add this repository as a remote to an existing local repository:

git remote add melvyns-manifest git://gitorious.org/~melvyn/xdandroid-eclair/melvyns-manifest.git
git fetch melvyns-manifest
git checkout -b my-local-tracking-branch melvyns-manifest/master_or_other_branch