From: Stefan Naewe <stefan.naewe@atlas-elektronik.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:00:43 GMT
Subject: Re: Scripted clone generating an incomplete, unusable .git/config
Message-ID: <4CDBA2AB.1020207@atlas-elektronik.com>
In-Reply-To: <4CDBA15A.6090301@atlas-elektronik.com>

On 11/11/2010 8:55 AM, Stefan Naewe wrote:
> On 11/11/2010 12:21 AM, Dun Peal wrote:
>>
>> Here's a bash log fully demonstrating the issue:
>>
>>   $ python -c "import os; os.popen('git clone
>> git@git.domain.com:repos/repo.git')"
>>   [...]
>> What's causing this?  Is it a bug?
> 
> Same for me with git version 1.7.3.2 on Debian Etch.

Make that 'Debian Lenny (5.0.6)' FWIW...

> Seems to be a problem with the popen() returning too early or
> the interpreter dying too early.

I forgot to say:

...because it works if I do it interactivley in the python shell.
 
> This works though:
> 
> $ python -c "import subprocess; subprocess.call(['git', 'clone', 'git://host/repoo.git'])"
 
Regards,
  Stefan
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