Re: [PATCH] gc --auto: release pack files before auto packing

> On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 03:38:21PM +0200, Kim Gybels wrote:
>> Teach gc --auto to release pack files before auto packing the repository
>> to prevent failures when removing them.
>> 
>> Also teach the test 'fetching with auto-gc does not lock up' to complain
>> when it is no longer triggering an auto packing of the repository.
>> 
>> Fixes https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/500
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Kim Gybels <kgybels@infogroep.be>
>> ---
>> 
>> Patch based on master, since problem doesn't reproduce on maint,
>> however, the improvement to the test might be valuable on maint.
>> 
>>  builtin/gc.c     | 1 +
>>  t/t5510-fetch.sh | 2 ++
>>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
>> index ccfb1ceaeb..63b62ab57c 100644
>> --- a/builtin/gc.c
>> +++ b/builtin/gc.c
>> @@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>>  		return -1;
>>  
>>  	if (!repository_format_precious_objects) {
>> +		close_all_packs(the_repository->objects);
>
> We have repo_clear() which does this and potentially closing file
> descriptors on other things as well. I suggest we use it, and before
> any external command is run. Something like
>
> diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
> index ccfb1ceaeb..a852c71da6 100644
> --- a/builtin/gc.c
> +++ b/builtin/gc.c
> @@ -473,6 +473,13 @@ static int report_last_gc_error(void)
>  
>  static int gc_before_repack(void)
>  {
> +	/*
> +	 * Shut down everything, we should have all the info we need
> +	 * at this point. Leaving some file descriptors open may
> +	 * prevent them from being removed on Windows.
> +	 */
> +	repo_clear(the_repository);
> +
>  	if (pack_refs && run_command_v_opt(pack_refs_cmd.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
>  		return error(FAILED_RUN, pack_refs_cmd.argv[0]);