From: Pascal Obry Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:08:34 GMT Subject: Re: Git Cygwin - unable to create any repository - help! Message-ID: <478CE892.9070808@obry.net> In-Reply-To: Paul Umbers a écrit : > The "mount" command tells me everything I have is mounted in binmode. > I have used Git on a default cygwin install (win XP pro) before and > not had this problem - that's why this is so frustrating. Not sure > what changed this time round as I tend to use defaults for most > installations. > > Are you saying I need to make sure the repository directory is mounted > in text-mode (for Windows compatibility)? I just reinstalled cygwin, > selecting text-mode as the default. I can create a git repository, but > "git add ." returns: Avoid text-mode on Windows with Cygwin. I can't help with your problem but I can tell you that Git is working fine here! What about permissions for /cygdrive/c/test ? Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://www.obry.net --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination" --| --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595