Re: git-rm -n leaves .git/index.lock if not allowed to finish

From: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
Date: Dec 19, 2008, 00:25 UTC
Message-ID: <20081219002524.GB21154@genesis.frugalware.org>
In-Reply-To: <87prjptfo7.fsf@jidanni.org>

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 04:02:48AM +0800, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:

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> Bug: if git-rm -n is not allowed to write all it wants to write, it
> will leave a .git/index.lock file:
> # git-rm -n -r . 2>&1|sed q
> error: '.etckeeper' has changes staged in the index
> # git-rm -n -r . 2>&1|sed q
> fatal: unable to create '.git/index.lock': File exists

Can't reproduce:

diff --git a/t/t3600-rm.sh b/t/t3600-rm.sh
index b7d46e5..1581691 100755
--- a/t/t3600-rm.sh
+++ b/t/t3600-rm.sh
@@ -251,4 +251,12 @@ test_expect_success 'refresh index before checking if it is up-to-date' '
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'test from jidanni' '
+
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git rm -n -r . 2>&1|sed q &&
+	git rm -n -r . 2>&1|sed q
+
+'
+
 test_done

passes here just fine. Yes, there are multiple files in the repo.