#615: updating git repositories fails for git version 1.6.5.3 ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------ Reporter: rhaas | Owner: eric9 Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: Component: GetComponents | Version: Keywords: | ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------ trying to update a git repository with GetComponents (eg. einsteintoolkit.th) I get (using : {{{ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Updating module: GetComponents from repository: git://github.com/gridaphobe/CRL.git located in: ./bin Executing: git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no In: /home/rhaas/ET_2011_10/./repos/CRL error: unknown option `porcelain' usage: git status [options] [--] <filepattern>...
-q, --quiet be quiet -v, --verbose be verbose
Commit message options -F, --file <FILE> read log from file --author <AUTHOR> override author for commit -m, --message <MESSAGE> specify commit message -c, --reedit-message <COMMIT> reuse and edit message from specified commit -C, --reuse-message <COMMIT> reuse message from specified commit -s, --signoff add Signed-off-by: -t, --template <FILE> use specified template file -e, --edit force edit of commit
Commit contents options -a, --all commit all changed files -i, --include add specified files to index for commit --interactive interactively add files -o, --only commit only specified files -n, --no-verify bypass pre-commit hook --dry-run show what would be committed --amend amend previous commit -u, --untracked-files[=<mode>] show untracked files, optional modes: all, normal, no. (Default: all) --allow-empty ok to record an empty change --cleanup <default> how to strip spaces and #comments from message
Executing: git stash In: /home/rhaas/ET_2011_10/./repos/CRL No local changes to save Executing: git remote update origin In: /home/rhaas/ET_2011_10/./repos/CRL Updating origin Executing: git branch In: /home/rhaas/ET_2011_10/./repos/CRL * master Executing: git pull --rebase origin master In: /home/rhaas/ET_2011_10/./repos/CRL && git checkout master Already on 'master' From git://github.com/gridaphobe/CRL * branch master -> FETCH_HEAD Current branch master is up to date. Executing: git checkout master In: /home/rhaas/ET_2011_10/./repos/CRL Already on 'master' Executing: git stash pop In: /home/rhaas/ET_2011_10/./repos/CRL Nothing to apply
Warning: Could not update CRL. Could not pop stashed changes. }}} it seems the --porcelain option does not exisit in version 1.6.5.3. If this affects all versions of git before 1.6.5.3 as well then eg. ranger is affected.
Can the same functionality be achieved without it?