Re: Re [bug] pull --prune could not delete references due to lock file already exists error

From: JAYATHEERTH K <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 30, 2025, 07:26 UTC
Message-ID: <CA+rGoLeb_rgHNPu7JAX80eRF4+EiQCyrTR1hbgQtWw8a-D4Nfg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <aF7qFEfPi25_e3bq@fruit.crustytoothpaste.net>

On Sat, Jun 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> wrote:

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> On 2025-06-25 at 14:18:49, K Jayatheerth wrote:
> > First off thanks for reporting the bug :)
> > So I cannot test this bug as my files system is case sensitive
> > but to just read the code and give a thought in a direction (Assuming that the bug is recreatable)
>
> Just so you know, on Linux, you can create a case-insensitive JFS
> partition on a loopback device and on macOS, you can create a
> case-insensitive APFS or HFS partition in a disk image file that can
> then be mounted (I think using `hdiutil` or the directions at [0]).
>
> I have used the former in the rare occasion that I need to test a
> case-insensitive file system.
>

Thanks Brian, that’s really helpful! I’ll try setting up a loopback filesystem and use it for testing similar bugs in the future. Appreciate the tip!

- Jayatheerth