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Re: [PATCH] Fix revert --abort on Windows

From
Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 23, 2011, 17:23 UTC
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On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 09:49, Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> wrote:
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> From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
>
> On Windows, it is not possible to rename or remove a directory that has
> open files. 'revert --abort' renamed .git/sequencer when it still had
> .git/sequencer/head open. Close the file as early as possible to allow
> the rename operation on Windows.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
> ---
>  I guess it's too late to squash this in. ;)
>

Just made a patch for this of my own (noticed it on Cygwin), should have looked in the archives first. Thanks!

The minority platforms can wait, I guess :)
Previous: Jonathan NiederNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 46 of 52 in “cherry-pick/revert error messages”
  1. Jonathan NiederNov 20, 2011
  2. Ramkumar RamachandraNov 20, 2011
  3. 0/3 Re: cherry-pick/revert error messagesJonathan Nieder, Nov 20, 2011
  4. 1/3 revert: rename --reset option to --quitJonathan Nieder, Nov 20, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2011
  6. Jakub NarebskiNov 21, 2011
  7. Jonathan NiederNov 21, 2011
  8. 2/3 revert: rearrange pick_revisions() for clarityJonathan Nieder, Nov 20, 2011
  9. 3/3 revert: improve error message for cherry-pick during cherry-pickJonathan Nieder, Nov 20, 2011
  10. 0/3 Re: cherry-pick/revert error messagesJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  11. 1/3 revert: rename --reset option to --quitJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  12. 2/3 revert: rearrange pick_revisions() for clarityJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  13. 3/3 revert: improve error message for cherry-pick during cherry-pickJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  14. 4/3 revert: write REVERT_HEAD pseudoref during conflicted revertJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  15. Thiago FarinaNov 22, 2011
  16. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 1, 2011
  17. 5/3 revert: introduce --abort to cancel a failed cherry-pickJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 23, 2011
  19. Jonathan NiederNov 23, 2011
  20. Fix revert --abort on WindowsJohannes Sixt, Nov 23, 2011
  21. Jonathan NiederNov 23, 2011
  22. Johannes SixtNov 23, 2011
  23. 0/7 some sequencer loose ends (Re: Fix revert --abort on Windows)Jonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  24. 1/7 revert: give --continue handling its own functionJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  25. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  26. 2/7 revert: allow cherry-pick --continue to commit before resumingJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  27. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  28. Jonathan NiederDec 14, 2011
  29. 3/7 revert: pass around rev-list args in already-parsed formJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  30. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  31. 4/7 revert: allow single-pick in the middle of cherry-pick sequenceJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  32. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  33. Jonathan NiederDec 14, 2011
  34. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 5, 2012
  35. Jonathan NiederApr 5, 2012
  36. 5/7 revert: do not remove state until sequence is finishedJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  37. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  38. 6/7 Revert "reset: Make reset remove the sequencer state"Jonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  39. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  40. 7/7 revert: stop creating and removing sequencer-old directoryJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  41. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  42. Jonathan NiederDec 11, 2011
  43. Junio C HamanoDec 12, 2011
  44. Junio C HamanoDec 12, 2011
  45. Jonathan NiederDec 14, 2011
  46. Alex RiesenNov 23, 2011
  47. Junio C HamanoNov 30, 2011
  48. 6/3 revert: remove --reset compatibility optionJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  49. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2011
  50. Jonathan NiederNov 22, 2011
  51. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2011
  52. Jonathan NiederNov 22, 2011

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