From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:29:02 GMT
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] Makefile missing git-runstatus in PROGRAMS list
Message-ID: <7vzmasmump.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <FE74AC4E0A23124DA52B99F17F44159701A11D6C@PA-EXCH03.vmware.com>

"Bhavesh Davda" <bhavesh@vmware.com> writes:

> Attached is my attempt at the same command "make prefix=/var/tmp/ggg clean
> all install"
>
> make install failes for the templates directory, leading to the entire make
> install failing:
>
> make -C templates DESTDIR='' install
> make[1]: Entering directory `/VMware/kernel/git/git/templates'
> : no custom templates yet
> install -d -m755 '/var/tmp/ggg/share/git-core/templates/'
> (cd blt && tar cf - .) | \
> (cd '/var/tmp/ggg/share/git-core/templates/' && tar xf -)
> tar: This does not look like a tar archive
> tar: Skipping to next header
> tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

I have a feeling that you have CDPATH exported to the
environment, which is a braindamage.  It is a fine usability
helper for interactive shells so I do not have problem with
people setting that in shell as shell variables, though.

In other words, never do "export CDPATH=..." nor "export CDPATH".