Re: Windows support

From: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@eudaptics.com>
Date: Jul 26, 2007, 15:25 UTC
Message-ID: <46A8BCD8.B925922@eudaptics.com>
In-Reply-To: <fcaeb9bf0707260655v1dbbacfbta23e670713683963@mail.gmail.com>

Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote:

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> On 7/26/07, Christian MICHON <christian.michon@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I can commit using "git commit -a -m ok", but then I get this kind of
> > error message (and ash dies, I go back to xp/cmd prompt)
> >
> > mv: cannot rename '.git/next-index4540': File exists
> 
> Baah.. something goes wrong again.

The problem is likely that rename() of MSCVRT.DLL is implemented in terms of MoveFile(), which can't move over an existing file. A wrapper is needed that uses MoveFileEx() instead.

We have the same problem also in git-apply: One of the tests fails for this reason.

-- Hannes

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