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Re: Possible bug in 1.6.6 with reset --hard and $GIT_WORK_TREE

From
Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 29, 2009, 08:12 UTC
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Hi,
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Fyn Fynn <fynfynn@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The exact same git reset command that works in 1.6.4, fails to work
> under 1.6.6:
>
> $ GIT_WORK_TREE=$HOME/rawdata/ GIT_DIR=$HOME/rawdata/.git
> /usr/local/git-1.6.6/bin/git reset --hard
> fatal: hard reset requires a work tree
> $ GIT_WORK_TREE=$HOME/rawdata/ GIT_DIR=$HOME/rawdata/.git
> /usr/local/git-1.6.4/bin/git reset --hard
> HEAD is now at 77ec73f...
>
> What gives?

perhaps you should also specify the --exec-path option or GIT_EXEC_PATH environment variable.

Assuming a full installation in /usr/local/git-1.6.6/ and thus that the git commands are installed at /usr/local/git-1.6.6/libexec/git-core/, the reset for 1.6.6 would look like this:

$ GIT_WORK_TREE=$HOME/rawdata/ \ GIT_DIR=$HOME/rawdata/.git \ GIT_EXEC_PATH=/usr/local/git-1.6.6/libexec/git-core/ \ /usr/local/git-1.6.6/bin/git reset --hard

-- 
Cheers,
Ray Chuan
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Message 2 of 9 in “Possible bug in 1.6.6 with reset --hard and $GIT_WORK_TREE”
  1. Fyn FynnDec 29, 2009
  2. Tay Ray ChuanDec 29, 2009
  3. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 29, 2009
  4. Nanako ShiraishiDec 29, 2009
  5. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 29, 2009
  6. Fyn FynnDec 29, 2009
  7. Jeff KingDec 29, 2009
  8. reset: unbreak hard resets with GIT_WORK_TREEJeff King, Dec 30, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 30, 2009

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