why do we convert the repo link like this in Git?

[stevieb9]

Repeats several times... is it needed?

[2017-04-21 18:49:54.044][lvl 7][Tester.listen] before all checks, repo set to https://github.com/stevieb9/rpi-wiringpi [2017-04-21 18:49:54.045][lvl 6][Git.name] converting repository link to repo name [2017-04-21 18:49:54.046][lvl 6][Git.name] repo link converted to rpi-wiringpi [2017-04-21 18:49:54.046][lvl 6][Git.name] converting repository link to repo name [2017-04-21 18:49:54.047][lvl 6][Git.name] repo link converted to rpi-wiringpi [2017-04-21 18:49:54.047][lvl 7][Tester.listen] chdir to: /home/pi/brewbuild/rpi-wiringpi [2017-04-21 18:49:54.048][lvl 6][Git.name] converting repository link to repo name [2017-04-21 18:49:54.049][lvl 6][Git.name] repo link converted to rpi-wiringpi [2017-04-21 18:49:54.049][lvl 7][Tester.listen] repo 'rpi-wiringpi' exists, pulling