I was unable to reproduce the error with the same repo and same Git version on a different machine (Debian Squeeze x64 on a AMD Phenom x6 1045T). > I'm running out of ideas. Me, too. Based on out current observations I'd assume one of: a) a rare, timing-sensitive bug in Git b) a compiler/distribution/environment sensitive issue c) or defect/buggy Hardware (CPU, Memory) > Hrmm. I wonder about the significance of those 39MB. What is your > core.packedGitWindowSize? (Judging from the pastes you seem to be on > 64bit, so the default would be 1GB.) The default. I have 12GB RAM. So I'll try to rule out b) and c) as far as I can and report in if I have any new findings. Nevertheless thank you very much for your extensive assistance! - Ben -- 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