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Re: "fatal: index-pack failed" on git-clone

From
A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 9, 2009, 23:29 UTC
Message-ID
<4A567D57.7060602@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20090709063735.GA22544@coredump.intra.peff.net>
Jeff King wrote:
 >
 > Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
 > ---
 >  Makefile |   14 +++++++-------
 >  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 >
 > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
 > index 78cc113..311ce7d 100644
 > --- a/Makefile
 > +++ b/Makefile
 > @@ -1641,15 +1641,15 @@ ifneq (,$X)
 >  endif
 >  	bindir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)' && pwd) && \
 >  	execdir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)' && pwd) && \
 > -	{ $(RM) "$$execdir/git-add$X" && \
 > +	{ $(RM) "$$execdir/git$X" && \
 >  		test -z "$(NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS)" && \
 > -		ln "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git-add$X" 2>/dev/null || \
 > -		cp "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git-add$X"; } && \
 > -	{ for p in $(filter-out git-add$X,$(BUILT_INS)); do \
 > +		ln "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X" 2>/dev/null || \
 > +		cp "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X"; } && \
 > +	{ for p in $(BUILT_INS); do \
 >  		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
 > -		ln "$$execdir/git-add$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 > -		ln -s "git-add$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 > -		cp "$$execdir/git-add$X" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
 > +		ln "$$execdir/git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 > +		ln -s "git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 > +		cp "$$execdir/git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
 >  	  done; } && \
 >  	./check_bindir "z$$bindir" "z$$execdir" "$$bindir/git-add$X"
 >

This breaks the install if ${bindir} == ${execdir}. The following is needed on top Peff's patch.

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 311ce7d..ec0fddf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1641,10 +1641,11 @@ ifneq (,$X)
  endif
  	bindir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)' && pwd) && \
  	execdir=$$(cd '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)' && pwd) && \
-	{ $(RM) "$$execdir/git$X" && \
-		test -z "$(NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS)" && \
-		ln "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X" 2>/dev/null || \
-		cp "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X"; } && \
+	{ test "$$bindir/git$X" = "$$execdir/git$X" || \
+		{ $(RM) "$$execdir/git$X" && \
+			test -z "$(NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS)" && \
+			ln "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X" 2>/dev/null || \
+			cp "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X"; } } && \
  	{ for p in $(BUILT_INS); do \
  		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
  		ln "$$execdir/git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
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  3. Fritz AndersonJul 8, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2009
  5. Fritz AndersonJul 8, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2009
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  12. Fritz AndersonJul 8, 2009
  13. Johannes SixtJul 9, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2009
  15. Jeff KingJul 9, 2009
  16. Michael J GruberJul 9, 2009
  17. A Large Angry SCMJul 9, 2009
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