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Re: Catching up: git-pasky-0.6.2 broken?

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MSMartin Schlemmer <azarah@nosferatu.za.org>
Date
Apr 23, 2005, 16:19 UTC
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<20050423152102.D32116@flint.arm.linux.org.uk>
On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 15:21 +0100, Russell King wrote:
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> On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 03:12:39PM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 12:47:58PM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> > > Any ideas what's going on?
> > 
> > Could the problem be related to some random garbage left in .git/add-queue
> > and .git/rm-queue?
> > 
> > If so, how did these files get generated in the first place, and why
> > weren't they removed when they were finished with?
> > 
> > IMHO updating a repository from an external source should _NOT_ be
> > affected by the presence (or absense) of these two files, which
> > contain only _local_ state information.
> 
> Ok, don't bother looking into this - I'm now completely git-free here.
> I think I'll prefer to use the old diff and patch method to submit
> stuff to Linus, until git has progressed sufficiently such that it
> doesn't end up wasting hours of my time.
> 
> Yes, it's a radical solution, but since I _can't_ get it to work for
> me, it's the only one which will allow me to get any real work done.
> 
> (and it all looked soo promising pre-0.6.2)
> 

You did try 0.6.3? Think it fixed some annoying bugs. Also pull and reinstall it to make sure one or two others might be fixed.

-- 
Martin Schlemmer
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Message 4 of 5 in “Catching up: git-pasky-0.6.2 broken?”
  1. Russell KingApr 23, 2005
  2. Russell KingApr 23, 2005
  3. Russell KingApr 23, 2005
  4. Martin SchlemmerApr 23, 2005
  5. Petr BaudisApr 23, 2005

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