{"thread":{"id":"3917","subject":"GIT Error issue","startedAt":"2006-04-19T11:16:57Z","lastAt":"2006-04-20T15:02:46Z","messageCount":7,"participants":["Shyamal Sadanshio","Sam Ravnborg","Krzysiek Pawlik","Erik Mouw","Martin Langhoff"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"18868","messageId":"3857255c0604190416j62abeae8va164896c5100f6ee@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"3917","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"GIT Error issue","fromName":"Shyamal Sadanshio","fromEmail":"shyamal.sadanshio@gmail.com","sentAt":"2006-04-19T11:16:57Z","receivedAt":"2006-04-19T11:16:57Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"shyamal.sadanshio@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Hi,\n\nI am newbie to GIT and facing some problem with the GIT usage. I am\ntrying to clone a repository at www.linux-mips.org with the\nfollowing command, I get error message as below:\n\n**************************************************************************\n[root@sshyamal git-tutorial]# git clone\ngit://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git\ngit: warning: invalid extra options ignored\n\nGNU Interactive Tools 4.3.20 (i686-pc-linux-gnu), 12:39:46 Apr 18 2006\nGIT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the\nterms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free\nSoftware\nFoundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.\nCopyright (C) 1993-1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\nWritten by Tudor Hulubei and Andrei Pitis, Bucharest, Romania\n\ngit: fatal error: `chdir' failed: permission denied.\n\n***************************************************************************\n\nI am exercising this command in root mode.\nI have browsed through FAQs/archived mails but haven't come across\nappropriate solution to this.\nCan anyone please let me know the problem cause for this issue?\n\nThanks and Regards,\nShyamal\n"},{"id":"18869","messageId":"20060419112028.GA7278@mars.ravnborg.org","threadId":"3917","inReplyTo":"3857255c0604190416j62abeae8va164896c5100f6ee@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: GIT Error issue","fromName":"Sam Ravnborg","fromEmail":"sam@ravnborg.org","sentAt":"2006-04-19T11:20:28Z","receivedAt":"2006-04-19T11:20:28Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"sam@ravnborg.org","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/168a912606ed0742d840bb365e3cc21db390c36531a58341dc7a069cc1f15f62?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 04:46:57PM +0530, Shyamal Sadanshio wrote:\n> Hi,\n> \n> I am newbie to GIT and facing some problem with the GIT usage. I am\n> trying to clone a repository at www.linux-mips.org with the\n> following command, I get error message as below:\n> \n> **************************************************************************\n> [root@sshyamal git-tutorial]# git clone\n> git://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git\n> git: warning: invalid extra options ignored\n> \n> GNU Interactive Tools 4.3.20 (i686-pc-linux-gnu), 12:39:46 Apr 18 2006\nYou are running the wrong git.\nThe git you are running are the \"GNU Interactive Tools\" and not git from\nthe git-suite.\nFix - uninstall \"GNU Interactive Tools\"\n\n\tSam\n"},{"id":"18870","messageId":"44461D0C.6010502@people.pl","threadId":"3917","inReplyTo":"3857255c0604190416j62abeae8va164896c5100f6ee@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: GIT Error issue","fromName":"Krzysiek Pawlik","fromEmail":"krzysiek.pawlik@people.pl","sentAt":"2006-04-19T11:20:44Z","receivedAt":"2006-04-19T11:20:44Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"krzysiek.pawlik@people.pl","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/05218c3d47410c496c83467dd36d83d4e4457f4825f00124575b50302bd952e2?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Shyamal Sadanshio wrote:\n> **************************************************************************\n> [root@sshyamal git-tutorial]# git clone\n> git://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git\n> git: warning: invalid extra options ignored\n> \n> GNU Interactive Tools 4.3.20 (i686-pc-linux-gnu), 12:39:46 Apr 18 2006\n  ^   ^           ^\n\nUse git - the content manager, not interactive tools. Use full path to\ngit executable.\n\n-- \nKrzysiek Pawlik (Nelchael)\nRLU #322999 GPG Key ID: 0xBC555551\n\n"},{"id":"18871","messageId":"20060419112135.GA24807@harddisk-recovery.com","threadId":"3917","inReplyTo":"3857255c0604190416j62abeae8va164896c5100f6ee@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: GIT Error issue","fromName":"Erik Mouw","fromEmail":"erik@harddisk-recovery.com","sentAt":"2006-04-19T11:21:36Z","receivedAt":"2006-04-19T11:21:36Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"erik@harddisk-recovery.com","avatar":null},"body":"On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 04:46:57PM +0530, Shyamal Sadanshio wrote:\n> I am newbie to GIT and facing some problem with the GIT usage. I am\n> trying to clone a repository at www.linux-mips.org with the\n> following command, I get error message as below:\n> \n> **************************************************************************\n> [root@sshyamal git-tutorial]# git clone\n> git://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git\n> git: warning: invalid extra options ignored\n> \n> GNU Interactive Tools 4.3.20 (i686-pc-linux-gnu), 12:39:46 Apr 18 2006\n> GIT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the\n> terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free\n> Software\n> Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.\n> Copyright (C) 1993-1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\n> Written by Tudor Hulubei and Andrei Pitis, Bucharest, Romania\n> \n> git: fatal error: `chdir' failed: permission denied.\n\nYou're using the wrong GIT. Remove the GNU Interactive Tools and use\ngit from kernel.org.\n\n> ***************************************************************************\n> \n> I am exercising this command in root mode.\n\nThere is absolutely zero reason to run git as root.\n\n\nErik\n\n-- \n+-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 --\n| Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands\n"},{"id":"18893","messageId":"46a038f90604191453q567192b0l9a35d50f96f8705d@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"3917","inReplyTo":"3857255c0604190416j62abeae8va164896c5100f6ee@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: GIT Error issue","fromName":"Martin Langhoff","fromEmail":"martin.langhoff@gmail.com","sentAt":"2006-04-19T21:53:45Z","receivedAt":"2006-04-19T21:53:45Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"martin.langhoff@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/1e3f311b6c4c15836501901ca58f8c0b0667246488084ba524d8bc9867e22fd9?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"If you are using Debian or a derivative, just do\n\n   apt-get install git-core\n\nwhich will remove the 'git' package (GNU Interactive Tools) and\ninstall the git SCM. On RPM systems, probably\n\n   yum install git-core\n\nwill do the trick.\n\ncheers,\n\n\nmartin\n"},{"id":"18923","messageId":"3857255c0604200758h20d7e3eel253fd5a916be4309@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"3917","inReplyTo":"46a038f90604191453q567192b0l9a35d50f96f8705d@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: GIT Error issue","fromName":"Shyamal Sadanshio","fromEmail":"shyamal.sadanshio@gmail.com","sentAt":"2006-04-20T14:58:29Z","receivedAt":"2006-04-20T14:58:29Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"shyamal.sadanshio@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Thanks a lot for the pointer!\nIt worked now!!\n\nThanks and Regards,\nShyamal\n\n\n\nOn 4/20/06, Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com> wrote:\n> If you are using Debian or a derivative, just do\n>\n>    apt-get install git-core\n>\n> which will remove the 'git' package (GNU Interactive Tools) and\n> install the git SCM. On RPM systems, probably\n>\n>    yum install git-core\n>\n> will do the trick.\n>\n> cheers,\n>\n>\n> martin\n>\n"},{"id":"18924","messageId":"3857255c0604200802h43582fa5w5bd6093a90ab4b31@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"3917","inReplyTo":"20060419112135.GA24807@harddisk-recovery.com","subject":"Re: GIT Error issue","fromName":"Shyamal Sadanshio","fromEmail":"shyamal.sadanshio@gmail.com","sentAt":"2006-04-20T15:02:46Z","receivedAt":"2006-04-20T15:02:46Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"shyamal.sadanshio@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Hi,\n\nYes, I had installed a wrong GIT.\nThanks it worked now!\nHowever, with a http protocol instead of git and rsync because of\nfirewall issue, I guess!\n\nThanks and Regards,\nShyamal\n\nOn 4/19/06, Erik Mouw <erik@harddisk-recovery.com> wrote:\n> On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 04:46:57PM +0530, Shyamal Sadanshio wrote:\n> > I am newbie to GIT and facing some problem with the GIT usage. I am\n> > trying to clone a repository at www.linux-mips.org with the\n> > following command, I get error message as below:\n> >\n> > **************************************************************************\n> > [root@sshyamal git-tutorial]# git clone\n> > git://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git\n> > git: warning: invalid extra options ignored\n> >\n> > GNU Interactive Tools 4.3.20 (i686-pc-linux-gnu), 12:39:46 Apr 18 2006\n> > GIT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the\n> > terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free\n> > Software\n> > Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.\n> > Copyright (C) 1993-1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\n> > Written by Tudor Hulubei and Andrei Pitis, Bucharest, Romania\n> >\n> > git: fatal error: `chdir' failed: permission denied.\n>\n> You're using the wrong GIT. Remove the GNU Interactive Tools and use\n> git from kernel.org.\n>\n> >\n> ***************************************************************************\n> >\n> > I am exercising this command in root mode.\n>\n> There is absolutely zero reason to run git as root.\n>\n>\n> Erik\n>\n> --\n> +-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 --\n> | Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands\n>\n"}]}