Git Support ready-ness

[Andreas Pakulat]

On 02.09.10 20:17:00, Andreas Pakulat wrote:
> On 02.09.10 20:04:03, Andreas Pakulat wrote:
> > On 02.09.10 17:41:41, David Nolden wrote:
> > > 2010/9/2 Andreas Pakulat <apaku at gmx.de>:
> > > > On 02.09.10 16:45:49, David Nolden wrote:
> > > >> The new version of the git support doesn't work any more on my machine.
> > > >>
> > > >> The problem:
> > > >> "git diff ABSOLUTE_PATH" doesn't work (might depend on my git version
> > > >> 1.5.4.3). The plugin should use the git root directory as
> > > >> working-directory instead, and use relative paths when calling git.
> > > >
> > > > I don't have any such ancient git around, but for me git diff absolute-path
> > > > works as long as cwd is _somewhere_ in the git-repository. It won't work
> > > > when cwd is outside of the repo, I've already told Aleix that when he
> > > > recently did that change, but apparently he either overlooked, didn't get
> > > > around to fixing it or just ignored me :)
> > > >
> > > >> Noone else has noticed this problem?
> > > >
> > > > I guess nobody uses ancient git versions 1.7 is current. And I last tested
> > > > when the above mentioned changed hasn't been done yet...
> > > 
> > > Well, some don't have a choice, and this git-version is part of one of
> > > the oldest still-supported LTS Ubuntu release.
> > 
> > Git is very easy to install from source. How do you use gdb 7.0? Also
> > there's already an updated version of LTS Ubuntu so an upgrade shouldn't
> > pose a technical problem. Really, 1.5.4 is >2 years old. We're also not
> > working with KDE4.2/Qt4.2 or gdb 6.8 anymore.
> 
> Actually I've just tried git 1.5.4.3 here (built from sources) and its
> fine using absolute paths as long as cwd is inside the git repository.
> So this whole conversation is mood, someone just needs to revert Aleix
> commit that changed the cwd which is used for execution.

Of course not for the missing parameters to git. So 'this' above only
applies to your patch and the relative vs. absolute path.

Andreas

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