From: Jan Hudec Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:10:17 GMT Subject: Ad: fast-import problem importing dos format files under cygwin Message-ID: <43270.194.138.12.144.1228295417.squirrel@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> In-Reply-To: <43827.194.138.12.144.1228290700.squirrel@artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> On 3 December 2008, 08:51, Jan Hudec wrote: > Hello folks, > > I have been playing with fast-import in cygwin and I have problems > importing files with CR/LF line-endings. The size in data command is > calculated including the CRs and than the file is copied binary to the > fast-import input stream. However fast-import skips the CRs when reading, > overreads by that number of bytes and fails when it tries to read the > next command from the middle. One addition: I have tried with MSYS version 1.5.6.1.1071.g76fb and it imported the test, as it was, except it didn't like 'refs/heads/master' as branchname (and accepted bare 'master', but that created '.git/master'). -- - Jan Hudec