Bug 263082 – dev-util/stgit-0.10 fails to find git-* tools with dev-util/git-1.6.0.6

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Ben Mellor 2009-03-19 22:50:50 UTC]

When using stg init to initialise a git repository for stacked git use, the command fails with an error message, making it impossible to use stgit.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. mkdir /tmp/foo
2. cd /tmp/foo
3. git init
4. stg init

Actual Results:  
stg init: GIT tree not initialised: git-symbolic-ref HEAD failed (/bin/sh: git-symbolic-ref: command not found)

Expected Results:  
stg init should initialise the git repository for stacked git use, producing no output

I presume this also happens on other platforms, but I am unable to check.

dev-util/stgit-0.14.1 (the next version in portage) works correctly here, so an easy workaround is to add it to package.keywords and upgrade.

The issue seems to be that dev-util/stgit-0.10 expects git-symbolic-ref (and presumably other git tools) to be in PATH, but at some version git no longer installed these tools to the path, expecting users to use subcommands of git (e.g. git symbolic-ref) instead.

The problem is only that the stable version of dev-util/stgit doesn't work with the stable version of dev-util/git.

[Comment 1 Rafał Mużyło 2009-03-19 23:30:47 UTC]

So this is probably a stable request.

[Comment 2 Robin Johnson 2009-05-05 19:19:10 UTC]

This should never have been assigned to ferdy in the first place, as he was already retired when it was opened. There's a stabilization bug open now.

[Comment 3 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2009-08-21 20:33:07 UTC]

Isn't in the tree anymore.

[Comment 4 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2009-08-21 20:44:43 UTC]

Reopen to change resolution type.

[Comment 5 Justin Lecher (RETIRED) 2009-08-21 20:44:56 UTC]

fixed for gentoo.