git-filter-repo on Windows

Francis ANDRE· Sep 22, 2020, 16:03 UTC · lore

Hello Git people

Since I understood that the git-filter-repo is now recommanded by Git to replace git-filter-branch, I am trying to use it on Windows 10 under a DOS window. The installation and use of this git-filter-repo is really a nigthmare on DOS Win10. As there is a git-for-windows specific installation, could you make also an installation a little bit more Window oriented?

C:\Users\fandre\Documents\MXW\MI\release>git filter-repo --analyse /usr/bin/env: 'python3': Permission denied

C:\Users\fandre\Documents\MXW\MI\release>git filter-repo --analyse /usr/bin/env: 'python': Permission denied

C:\Users\fandre\Documents\MXW\MI\release>where python3 C:\Users\fandre\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.exe

Same with a git-bash window:

FAE@FANDRE-LAPTOP MINGW64 ~/Documents/MXW/MI/release (release) $ git filter-repo --analyse /usr/bin/env: 'python': Permission denied

FAE@FANDRE-LAPTOP MINGW64 ~/Documents/MXW/MI/release (release) $ ls -l /c/Users/fandre/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/python -rwxr-xr-x 1 FAE 1049089 0 Sep 22 10:59 /c/Users/fandre/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/python*

$ env | grep USER USERDOMAIN=METRIXWARE USERNAME=FAE USERPROFILE=C:\Users\fandre USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE=METRIXWARE FPS_BROWSER_USER_PROFILE_STRING=Default USERDNSDOMAIN=METRIXWARE.LOCAL ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData UIPATH_USER_SERVICE_PATH=C:\Users\fandre\AppData\Local\UiPath\app-20.4.3\UiPath.Service.UserHost.exe

Regards

Johannes Schindelin· Sep 28, 2020, 20:03 UTC · re: Francis ANDRE · lore

Re: git-filter-repo on Windows

Hi,

On Tue, 22 Sep 2020, Francis ANDRE wrote:

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> Hello Git people
>
> Since I understood that the git-filter-repo is now recommanded by Git to
> replace git-filter-branch, I am trying to use it on Windows 10 under a DOS
> window. The installation and use of this git-filter-repo is really a nigthmare
> on DOS Win10. As there is a git-for-windows specific installation, could you
> make also an installation a little bit more Window oriented?

I assume you opened https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/2833 describing this issue?

For lurkers, I found that editing `git-filter-repo` to run `/usr/bin/env python` instead of `/usr/bin/env python3` works for me. Details here: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/2833#issuecomment-699916239

Ciao, Johannes

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> C:\Users\fandre\Documents\MXW\MI\release>git filter-repo --analyse
> /usr/bin/env: 'python3': Permission denied
>
> C:\Users\fandre\Documents\MXW\MI\release>git filter-repo --analyse
> /usr/bin/env: 'python': Permission denied
>
> C:\Users\fandre\Documents\MXW\MI\release>where python3
> C:\Users\fandre\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.exe
>
>
> Same with a git-bash window:
>
> FAE@FANDRE-LAPTOP MINGW64 ~/Documents/MXW/MI/release (release)
> $ git filter-repo --analyse
> /usr/bin/env: 'python': Permission denied
>
> FAE@FANDRE-LAPTOP MINGW64 ~/Documents/MXW/MI/release (release)
> $ ls -l /c/Users/fandre/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/python
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 FAE 1049089 0 Sep 22 10:59
> /c/Users/fandre/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/python*
>
> $ env | grep USER
> USERDOMAIN=METRIXWARE
> USERNAME=FAE
> USERPROFILE=C:\Users\fandre
> USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE=METRIXWARE
> FPS_BROWSER_USER_PROFILE_STRING=Default
> USERDNSDOMAIN=METRIXWARE.LOCAL
> ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
> UIPATH_USER_SERVICE_PATH=C:\Users\fandre\AppData\Local\UiPath\app-20.4.3\UiPath.Service.UserHost.exe
>
> Regards
>
>