Re: git svn errors out with git-cat-file "usage" message

[Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>]

Martin Langhoff wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Michael J Gruber
> <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:
>> But I just re-read your original report, and there's some inconsistency:
>>
>> git-svn triggers cat-file's usage message which says "git-cat-file ...".
>> The dash indicates that it is a git cat-file before v1.6.0.1-13-g34baebc
>> (where the dash was removed), so it's definitely not the current maint
>> you think you are using.
>>
>> Do you have older ubuntu git packages installed in $PATH?
> 
> Bingo! Yes,
> 
> ~$ which git-cat-file
> /usr/bin/git-cat-file
> ~$ /usr/bin/git version
> git version 1.5.6.3
> 
> now that's really weird. git from ~/bin is using git-cat-file from
> /usr/bin instead of ~/libexec/git-core ... how is the libexec path set
> in the PATH during the execution of the script?
> 

If you're executing "git-svn", the "git-svn" found first in your $PATH
will be used. Same with "git" really, so if you have a $PATH like this:

  PATH=/usr/bin:$(HOME)/bin

you will always use the git from /usr/bin (naturally).

> the funny thing is that Ubuntu wants to have git-core in place if
> you're rebuilding kernel packages. I don't need to rebuild my kernel
> anymore but I am sure this is an issue for others. What's the trick?
> Add the libexec/git-core to the PATH before /usr/bin? Should git
> internally append libexec/git-core earlier in the search path?
> 

The possibly easiest solution to your particular problem is to just
remove the files installed by the git-core package and then log out
and back in (to clear any persistent shell cache). You may need to
mark git-core as not updateable in your apt config.

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