From: Andreas Ericsson Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:26:13 GMT Subject: Re: git svn errors out with git-cat-file "usage" message Message-ID: <49F960A5.5090801@op5.se> In-Reply-To: <46a038f90904300018u7101943blef084dc907a04c8d@mail.gmail.com> Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Michael J Gruber > wrote: >> But I just re-read your original report, and there's some inconsistency: >> >> git-svn triggers cat-file's usage message which says "git-cat-file ...". >> The dash indicates that it is a git cat-file before v1.6.0.1-13-g34baebc >> (where the dash was removed), so it's definitely not the current maint >> you think you are using. >> >> Do you have older ubuntu git packages installed in $PATH? > > Bingo! Yes, > > ~$ which git-cat-file > /usr/bin/git-cat-file > ~$ /usr/bin/git version > git version 1.5.6.3 > > now that's really weird. git from ~/bin is using git-cat-file from > /usr/bin instead of ~/libexec/git-core ... how is the libexec path set > in the PATH during the execution of the script? > If you're executing "git-svn", the "git-svn" found first in your $PATH will be used. Same with "git" really, so if you have a $PATH like this: PATH=/usr/bin:$(HOME)/bin you will always use the git from /usr/bin (naturally). > the funny thing is that Ubuntu wants to have git-core in place if > you're rebuilding kernel packages. I don't need to rebuild my kernel > anymore but I am sure this is an issue for others. What's the trick? > Add the libexec/git-core to the PATH before /usr/bin? Should git > internally append libexec/git-core earlier in the search path? > The possibly easiest solution to your particular problem is to just remove the files installed by the git-core package and then log out and back in (to clear any persistent shell cache). You may need to mark git-core as not updateable in your apt config. -- Andreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se OP5 AB www.op5.se Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231 Register now for Nordic Meet on Nagios, June 3-4 in Stockholm http://nordicmeetonnagios.op5.org/ Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war on peace.