{"thread":{"id":"14647","subject":"Moving .git around","startedAt":"2008-07-24T01:32:02Z","lastAt":"2008-08-03T18:51:29Z","messageCount":4,"participants":["Geoff Russell","Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy","Jan Hudec"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"84660","messageId":"93c3eada0807231832o6b7689c4j2913253d7ced62ba@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"14647","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Moving .git around","fromName":"Geoff Russell","fromEmail":"geoffrey.russell@gmail.com","sentAt":"2008-07-24T01:32:02Z","receivedAt":"2008-07-24T01:32:02Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"geoffrey.russell@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/c30f497ccfa6bf06d86f30bd2ba092a2dd124c61c6bc902f7cb5c3f6486947de?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"For reasons which would take a while to explain, I'm building a repository\nin a directory using \"--git-dir=xxxx/.git --work-tree=.\" and\nthen doing an \"mv xxxx/.git ./.git\" and then trying to work with\nthat repository --- but can't\n\nBelow is a sample script. The last line (git add) fails with\n\nfatal: unable to create\n'/usr/local/AusTop/AuPrograms/AuServer/testgit/aaa/bbb/.git/index.lock':\nNo such file or directory\n\ngit doesn't seem to realise that there is a .git back up the tree.\n\nI'm using 1.5.5.1\n\nCheers,\nGeoff Russell\n\n------------------------ sample script\n#!/bin/sh\nif [ -d \"testgit\" ] ; then\n echo \"remove testgit\"\n /bin/rm -rf testgit\nfi\nmkdir testgit && echo yyyy >testgit/sample.sh && cd testgit\nmkdir aaa && mkdir aaa/bbb\necho xxxx > aaa/bbb/sample2.sh\nmkdir xxx\ngit --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. init\ngit --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. add *.sh\ngit --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. commit -m demo\nmv xxx/.git .\ncd aaa/bbb\ngit add sample2.sh\n"},{"id":"84664","messageId":"fcaeb9bf0807231912t6f20d508va1381f324a8981aa@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"14647","inReplyTo":"93c3eada0807231832o6b7689c4j2913253d7ced62ba@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Moving .git around","fromName":"Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy","fromEmail":"pclouds@gmail.com","sentAt":"2008-07-24T02:12:19Z","receivedAt":"2008-07-24T02:12:19Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"pclouds@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/720?v=4"},"body":"On 7/24/08, Geoff Russell wrote:\n> For reasons which would take a while to explain, I'm building a repository\n> in a directory using \"--git-dir=xxxx/.git --work-tree=.\" and\n> then doing an \"mv xxxx/.git ./.git\" and then trying to work with\n> that repository --- but can't\n>\n> Below is a sample script. The last line (git add) fails with\n>\n> fatal: unable to create\n> '/usr/local/AusTop/AuPrograms/AuServer/testgit/aaa/bbb/.git/index.lock':\n> No such file or directory\n>\n> git doesn't seem to realise that there is a .git back up the tree.\n\nIt's because when you did git --work-tree=. init, worktree is stored\nin .git/config. The code that chdir() in setup_git_directory()\nprobably forgot to chdir() back to toplevel worktree. Workaround could\nbe just remove core.worktree in .git/config.\n\n> I'm using 1.5.5.1\n>\n> Cheers,\n> Geoff Russell\n>\n> ------------------------ sample script\n> #!/bin/sh\n> if [ -d \"testgit\" ] ; then\n> echo \"remove testgit\"\n> /bin/rm -rf testgit\n> fi\n> mkdir testgit && echo yyyy >testgit/sample.sh && cd testgit\n> mkdir aaa && mkdir aaa/bbb\n> echo xxxx > aaa/bbb/sample2.sh\n> mkdir xxx\n> git --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. init\n> git --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. add *.sh\n> git --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. commit -m demo\n> mv xxx/.git .\n> cd aaa/bbb\n> git add sample2.sh\n>\n> --\n> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line \"unsubscribe git\" in\n> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org\n> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html\n>\n\n\n-- \nDuy\n"},{"id":"84665","messageId":"93c3eada0807231936ib103824u9204f1109119e1c2@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"14647","inReplyTo":"fcaeb9bf0807231912t6f20d508va1381f324a8981aa@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Moving .git around","fromName":"Geoff Russell","fromEmail":"geoffrey.russell@gmail.com","sentAt":"2008-07-24T02:36:28Z","receivedAt":"2008-07-24T02:36:28Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"geoffrey.russell@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/c30f497ccfa6bf06d86f30bd2ba092a2dd124c61c6bc902f7cb5c3f6486947de?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy\n wrote:\n> On 7/24/08, Geoff Russell wrote:\n>> For reasons which would take a while to explain, I'm building a repository\n>> in a directory using \"--git-dir=xxxx/.git --work-tree=.\" and\n>> then doing an \"mv xxxx/.git ./.git\" and then trying to work with\n>> that repository --- but can't\n>>\n>> Below is a sample script. The last line (git add) fails with\n>>\n>> fatal: unable to create\n>> '/usr/local/AusTop/AuPrograms/AuServer/testgit/aaa/bbb/.git/index.lock':\n>> No such file or directory\n>>\n>> git doesn't seem to realise that there is a .git back up the tree.\n>\n> It's because when you did git --work-tree=. init, worktree is stored\n> in .git/config. The code that chdir() in setup_git_directory()\n> probably forgot to chdir() back to toplevel worktree. Workaround could\n> be just remove core.worktree in .git/config.\n\nMany thanks, the work-around works. I'm not sure if this is a bug or\na feature, but I'm happy either way.\n\nCheers,\nGeoff Russell\n\n>\n>> I'm using 1.5.5.1\n>>\n>> Cheers,\n>> Geoff Russell\n>>\n>> ------------------------ sample script\n>> #!/bin/sh\n>> if [ -d \"testgit\" ] ; then\n>> echo \"remove testgit\"\n>> /bin/rm -rf testgit\n>> fi\n>> mkdir testgit && echo yyyy >testgit/sample.sh && cd testgit\n>> mkdir aaa && mkdir aaa/bbb\n>> echo xxxx > aaa/bbb/sample2.sh\n>> mkdir xxx\n>> git --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. init\n>> git --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. add *.sh\n>> git --git-dir=xxx/.git --work-tree=. commit -m demo\n>> mv xxx/.git .\n>> cd aaa/bbb\n>> git add sample2.sh\n>>\n>> --\n>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line \"unsubscribe git\" in\n>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org\n>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html\n>>\n>\n>\n> --\n> Duy\n>\n\n\n\n-- \n6 Fifth Ave,\nSt Morris, S.A. 5068\nAustralia\nPh: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069\n"},{"id":"86092","messageId":"20080803185129.GB3482@efreet.light.src","threadId":"14647","inReplyTo":"93c3eada0807231936ib103824u9204f1109119e1c2@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Moving .git around","fromName":"Jan Hudec","fromEmail":"bulb@ucw.cz","sentAt":"2008-08-03T18:51:29Z","receivedAt":"2008-08-03T18:51:29Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"bulb@ucw.cz","avatar":null},"body":"On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:06:28 +0930, Geoff Russell wrote:\n> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy\n> wrote:\n> > On 7/24/08, Geoff Russell wrote:\n> >> For reasons which would take a while to explain, I'm building a repository\n> >> in a directory using \"--git-dir=xxxx/.git --work-tree=.\" and\n> >> then doing an \"mv xxxx/.git ./.git\" and then trying to work with\n> >> that repository --- but can't\n> >>\n> >> Below is a sample script. The last line (git add) fails with\n> >>\n> >> fatal: unable to create\n> >> '/usr/local/AusTop/AuPrograms/AuServer/testgit/aaa/bbb/.git/index.lock':\n> >> No such file or directory\n> >>\n> >> git doesn't seem to realise that there is a .git back up the tree.\n> >\n> > It's because when you did git --work-tree=. init, worktree is stored\n> > in .git/config. The code that chdir() in setup_git_directory()\n> > probably forgot to chdir() back to toplevel worktree. Workaround could\n> > be just remove core.worktree in .git/config.\n> \n> Many thanks, the work-around works. I'm not sure if this is a bug or\n> a feature, but I'm happy either way.\n\nThat depends on what the value of core.worktree is:\n - If it is '.', than I think it should be considered a bug in git init,\n because that value is just plain nonsense.\n - If it is '..', than it's a user error and the right thing is to just\n remove it when you relocate the .git directory.\n - If it was '/usr/local/AusTop/AuPrograms/AuServer/testgit/' than it would\n have worked, so it's not that.\n\nBest regards,\nJan\n\n-- \n\t\t\t\t\t\t Jan 'Bulb' Hudec \n"}]}