* Confusing error message from "git pull" when upstream repo no longer exists
@ 2010-06-29 10:33 Per Cederqvist
2010-06-29 10:55 ` Santi Béjar
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From: Per Cederqvist @ 2010-06-29 10:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git; +Cc: cederp
When running "git pull", I get this error message:
fatal: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git-pull cannot be used without a
working tree.
"git fetch" gives me a much clearer error message:
fatal: '/var/git/project.git' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
/var/git/project.git does no longer exist on the origin server, so I
understand why the commands fail. I think "git pull" should have a
less confusing error message, though.
/ceder
--
Per Cederqvist, cederp@opera.com
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2010-06-29 10:33 Confusing error message from "git pull" when upstream repo no longer exists Per Cederqvist
@ 2010-06-29 10:55 ` Santi Béjar
2010-06-29 11:14 ` Per Cederqvist
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From: Santi Béjar @ 2010-06-29 10:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Per Cederqvist; +Cc: git
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Per Cederqvist <cederp@opera.com> wrote:
> When running "git pull", I get this error message:
>
> fatal: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git-pull cannot be used without a
> working tree.
This error message is shown when you try to pull in a bare repository
(without a working tree). It seems you don't have a working tree, but
you have a repository, so you can still fetch. (the working tree check
is done before the fetch).
HTH,
Santi
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* Re: Confusing error message from "git pull" when upstream repo no longer exists
2010-06-29 10:55 ` Santi Béjar
@ 2010-06-29 11:14 ` Per Cederqvist
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From: Per Cederqvist @ 2010-06-29 11:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Santi Béjar; +Cc: git
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:55:29 +0200, Santi Béjar <santi@agolina.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Per Cederqvist <cederp@opera.com>
> wrote:
>> When running "git pull", I get this error message:
>>
>> fatal: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git-pull cannot be used without a
>> working tree.
>
> This error message is shown when you try to pull in a bare repository
> (without a working tree). It seems you don't have a working tree, but
> you have a repository, so you can still fetch. (the working tree check
> is done before the fetch).
>
> HTH,
> Santi
Oh. You are correct. I was in a bare repository, so I guess the message
is good after all. Sorry for my mistaken report.
/ceder
--
Per Cederqvist, cederp@opera.com
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