# Re: git-1.4.0 make problems

3 messages from 2006-06-17 to 2006-06-17. Participants: Michael Somos, Dennis Stosberg, Rene Scharfe.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/4541

## Michael Somos, 2006-06-17 10:16

Subject: Re: git-1.4.0 make problems
Message-ID: <200606171016.k5HAGQ1D005560@grail.cba.csuohio.edu>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200606171016.k5HAGQ1D005560%40grail.cba.csuohio.edu

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Rene Scharfe wrote :

> | tar: pax_global_header: Unknown file type 'g', extracted as normal

> You can ignore or delete that file.  It is a pax extended global header,

Yes, I knew I could ignore the file right away. I figured it was due
to some new feature of GNU tar.

> was released on 2001-08-29, by the way.  May I ask what operating system
> and version you are using?

Mandrake 8,1 for i586. I had not encountered problems with GNU tar 1.13.22
before. A quick google showed this was not a rare problem, but nothing in
the tarball for git-1.4.0 mentioned this problem. I understand that it may
be a rare or nonexistant problem for the target audience of "git", but just
a sentence or two would be enough clue to help out those who may need it.

> It took me a while to realize that your diffs are reversed.  It's too

Yes, unfortunately, I did reverse it, but even patch can handle that.

> A good first exercise would be to fetch the git repository, edit Makefile
> and commit your change, and then send a patch to this list -- all using

A good suggestion, but I am a newbie as you can tell, and would prefer to
play in a sandbox for some time before I would attempt it. Of more concern
to me now is a failed test :

> * FAIL 12: apply diff between 3 and 2
>        git-apply <diff.3-2 && diff frotz.2 frotz
> * failed 2 among 12 test(s)
> make[1]: *** [t4101-apply-nonl.sh] Error 1

All the other tests worked which is great. Thanks for your reply. Shalom,
Michael

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## Dennis Stosberg, 2006-06-17 13:09

Subject: Re: git-1.4.0 make problems
Message-ID: <20060617130957.G199de590@leonov.stosberg.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20060617130957.G199de590%40leonov.stosberg.net
In-Reply-To: <200606171016.k5HAGQ1D005560@grail.cba.csuohio.edu>

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Michael Somos wrote:

> A good suggestion, but I am a newbie as you can tell, and would prefer to
> play in a sandbox for some time before I would attempt it. Of more concern
> to me now is a failed test :
> 
> > * FAIL 12: apply diff between 3 and 2
> >        git-apply <diff.3-2 && diff frotz.2 frotz
> > * failed 2 among 12 test(s)
> > make[1]: *** [t4101-apply-nonl.sh] Error 1

I have seen this test failing on FreeBSD 5.3, too.  FreeBSD comes with a
version of "diff" which does not add the "\ No newline at end of file"
remark.  Maybe your "diff" is simply too old.  In that case, it's not a
serious problem because Git uses its own internal diff implementation.

The intention of this test is to test git-apply and not the system's
"diff", so perhaps it should bring along all its patches and not rely
on the system's "diff" to generate them...

Regards,
Dennis

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## Rene Scharfe, 2006-06-17 22:11

Subject: Re: git-1.4.0 make problems
Message-ID: <44947DF5.7080905@lsrfire.ath.cx>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/44947DF5.7080905%40lsrfire.ath.cx
In-Reply-To: <200606171016.k5HAGQ1D005560@grail.cba.csuohio.edu>

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Michael Somos wrote:
> A good suggestion, but I am a newbie as you can tell, and would prefer to
> play in a sandbox for some time before I would attempt it.

You already sent a diff in your first message, so you're not that much
of a newbie. :-)

Thanks for telling us about your first encounter with git, by the way.
Take your time, and have fun learning and using git!

René

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