Re: [JGIT PATCH] On error in DirCache.lock, do not leave the index locked.
"John J. Franey" <jjfraney@gmail.com> wrote:
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> After using C git on the same repository, the jgit cache read
> threw an EOFException, and left the index lock file.
> The repository is still valid according to C git, but
> unreachable by C git because it honors the lock file
> left behind by jgit.
Urgh. Thanks for the patch.
> The reason for the EOFException is beyond me right now. It
> reported "Short read of block." However, I'm pretty sure
> leaving the lock file in place is an error.
If you can reproduce it, I'd like to see a copy of the index file
if that is possible. I was pretty certain DirCache honors the
index file format properly, but a short read of a block suggests
we misread a length field somewhere.
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Shawn.
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>