From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:10:32 GMT
Subject: Re: clong an empty repo over ssh causes (harmless) fatal
Message-ID: <20090831191032.GB4876@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <vpqocpvevzx.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 07:25:22PM +0200, Matthieu Moy wrote:

> Since the client and server are the same machine:
> 
>     $ git clone ssh://sitaram@localhost/home/sitaram/t/a b
> 
> I'd bet Sitaram has two installations of git, and plain ssh to the
> machine points to the old one (like a $PATH set in ~/.login and not
> ~/.profile or something like that).

Oh, indeed. I didn't notice that his host was @localhost. :)

But yes, that would be my guess, as well. Trying "ssh sitaram@localhost
git version" would be a good clue.

-Peff