I just tried to use git writing to my FAT32 formatted usb stick. On windows XP, I compiled git with and without NO_D_TYPE_IN_DIRENT, but after the following actions I always got the error "fatal: Unable to write new index file" or "fatal: unable to create '.git/index': File exists": mkdir git-test-repo cd git-test-repo git-init-db echo iii>test git add test git commit -m "test msg" echo ooo>test1 git add test1 ***error*** converting the stick to NTFS I have no problems. any hint ??? --- Stefano Spinucci - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html