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From: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Git Cygwin - unable to create any repository - help!
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:55:36 +0100
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Paul Umbers, Tue, Jan 15, 2008 22:59:52 +0100:
> Git version is 1.5.3.8.

That's ok too. The git-add is as verbose regarding errors as today.

Next would be to try to recompile git and instrument that file:

> On Jan 15, 2008 2:20 PM, Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hmm... What "git version" returns for you? (the .git/config contains
> > filemode=true, which cygwin breaks every time).
> >
> > Of course, it would be interesting to know if the current git works
> > for you. Or the MinGW port:
> >
> >     http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list
> >
> > It used to conflict with cygwin, though.

Or try the MinGW port

> > If the current git fails, I'd suggest to instrument write_sha1_file in
> > sha1_file.c and see if it really manages to create temporary file and
> > rename it to sha1 file (that d9/b06fceac52f6c24357e6a7f85c601088381152).
> > I suspect either rename or link failing silently (IOW, it fails to
> > create the new name under objects/d9/ but returns 0(no error) anyway).

That sha1_file.c above