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Re: Merge problems with git-mingw

From
Steffen Prohaska <prohaska@zib.de>
Date
Oct 9, 2007, 16:33 UTC
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On Oct 9, 2007, at 11:03 AM, Johannes Sixt wrote:
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> Peter Karlsson schrieb:
>> C:\Program Files\Git\bin>git var -l
>> usage: git-var [-l | <variable>]
>> C:\Program Files\Git\bin>git-var -l
>> fatal: Not a git repository
>> C:\Program Files\Git\bin>git --version
>> git version 1.5.3.mingw.1
>
> For the time being, install this beast in a path without blanks.
>
> This needs fixing, appearently. :(

I have the printf 'callstack' below from the v1.5.3.mingw.1 version (9c792c5) Apparently spawnve, which is called in compat/mingw.c, corrupts argv.

I have no idea how to continue debugging. Maybe some one else can take over.

	Steffen
$ git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT

argv at git.c:429 3 C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\git.exe var C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/git-var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT

argv at compat/mingw.c:301 C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/git-var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT (null)

argv at var.c:54 4 C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/git-var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT usage: git-var [-l | <variable>]

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Message 12 of 17 in “Merge problems with git-mingw”
  1. Peter KarlssonOct 8, 2007
  2. Lars HjemliOct 8, 2007
  3. Peter KarlssonOct 8, 2007
  4. Lars HjemliOct 8, 2007
  5. Peter KarlssonOct 8, 2007
  6. Lars HjemliOct 8, 2007
  7. Johannes SixtOct 9, 2007
  8. Peter KarlssonOct 9, 2007
  9. Johannes SixtOct 9, 2007
  10. Peter KarlssonOct 9, 2007
  11. Johannes SixtOct 9, 2007
  12. Steffen ProhaskaOct 9, 2007
  13. Johannes SixtOct 9, 2007
  14. Linus TorvaldsOct 9, 2007
  15. exec_git_cmd: fix executing commands if path contains spacesSteffen Prohaska, Oct 9, 2007
  16. Johannes SixtOct 10, 2007
  17. Fix invocation of external git commands with arguments with spaces.Johannes Sixt, Oct 10, 2007

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