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Re: [PATCHv1] git-p4: workaround p4 removal of client directory

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Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org>
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Apr 29, 2016, 20:47 UTC
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[+Git, Junio]
On 29 April 2016 at 15:10, Jacob Smith <jaroslov@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's the identical patch I'm maintaining internally; it appears to work.
Thanks, I think that counts as a "Tested-by" then.
Luke
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> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 29, 2016, at 8:52 AM, Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 29 April 2016 at 13:34, Jacob Smith <jaroslov@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Thank you, Luke! I'll raise a radar so (hopefully) it gets integrated into Apple's distribution.
>>
>> Can you check if it works for you? I can't reproduce it here.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Luke
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 29, 2016, at 2:39 AM, Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Adding correct email for Jacob.
>>>>
>>>>> On 29 April 2016 at 08:40, Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org> wrote:
>>>>> On some platforms, "p4 sync -f" will remove the workspace
>>>>> directory after we have just created it; on some it won't.
>>>>> This causes problems later when git finds itself in an
>>>>> orphaned directory.
>>>>>
>>>>> Workaround this by cd'ing back to the directory after
>>>>> the "p4 sync -f".
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> git-p4.py | 5 ++++-
>>>>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
>>>>> index 527d44b..2b75a61 100755
>>>>> --- a/git-p4.py
>>>>> +++ b/git-p4.py
>>>>> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
>>>>> -#!/usr/bin/env python
>>>>> +#!/usr/bin/env python2
>>>>> #
>>>>> # git-p4.py -- A tool for bidirectional operation between a Perforce depot and git.
>>>>> #
>>>>> @@ -1956,6 +1956,9 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
>>>>>            if new_client_dir:
>>>>>                # old one was destroyed, and maybe nobody told p4
>>>>>                p4_sync("...", "-f")
>>>>> +
>>>>> +                # sometimes p4 will unlink the directory and recreate it
>>>>> +                chdir(self.clientPath, is_client_path=True)
>>>>>            else:
>>>>>                p4_sync("...")
>>>>>        self.check()
>>>>> --
>>>>> 2.8.1.218.gd2cea43.dirty
>>>>>
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