From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 20:08:49 GMT
Subject: Re: Funny error with git gc...
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.01.0905151307390.3343@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0905152115220.26154@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>



On Fri, 15 May 2009, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>  
>  	fd = mkstemp(template);
> +	if (fd < 0) {
> +		release_pack_memory((size_t)-1ll, -1);
> +		fd = mkstemp(template);

This is wrong. You can't use "template" twice. You need to re-initialize 
it. The first one will blow away the XXXX pattern.

		Linus