git fast-import expects to be run from an existing (possibly empty) repository. It was dying with a suboptimal message if that wasn't the case.
Signed-off-by: Jean-Luc Herren <jlh@gmx.ch> --- fast-import.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c index 0d3449f..7f197d5 100644 --- a/fast-import.c +++ b/fast-import.c @@ -2377,6 +2377,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) { unsigned int i, show_stats = 1; + setup_git_directory(); git_config(git_pack_config); if (!pack_compression_seen && core_compression_seen) pack_compression_level = core_compression_level;
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