Re: Git Cygwin - unable to create any repository - help!

From: Paul Umbers <paul.umbers@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 14, 2008, 22:21 UTC
Message-ID: <a5eb9c330801141421g13c627e5x77afb357e2a78463@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20080114202932.GA25130@steel.home>

The "mount" command tells me everything I have is mounted in binmode. I have used Git on a default cygwin install (win XP pro) before and not had this problem - that's why this is so frustrating. Not sure what changed this time round as I tend to use defaults for most installations.

Are you saying I need to make sure the repository directory is mounted in text-mode (for Windows compatibility)? I just reinstalled cygwin, selecting text-mode as the default. I can create a git repository, but "git add ." returns:

fatal: cannot use /cygdrive/c/test/.git/info/exclude as an exclude file

Paul

 On Jan 14, 2008 1:29 PM, Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Paul Umbers, Mon, Jan 14, 2008 18:21:44 +0100:
>
> > Trying to create a repository under the cygwin install of git, windows
> > XP Pro. I can create the initial repository OK using "git init" and
> > add files using "git add .", but when I come to commit I get the
> > messages:
> >
> > error: invalid object d9b06fceac52f6c24357e6a7f85c601
> > 088381152
> > fatal: git-write-tree: error building trees
>
> Is it a "text-mode" mount where your repository is to reside?
>
>

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Paul Umbers MSc MBCS MIAP
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