Strict mode is about not guessing where .git is. If the user points to a .git file, we know exactly where the target .git dir will be. This is needed even in local clone case because transport.c code uses upload-pack for fetching remote refs. Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> --- path.c | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/path.c b/path.c index 7340e11..32d4ca6 100644 --- a/path.c +++ b/path.c @@ -438,8 +438,13 @@ const char *enter_repo(const char *path, int strict) return NULL; path = validated_path; } - else if (chdir(path)) - return NULL; + else { + const char *gitfile = read_gitfile(used_path); + if (gitfile) + path = gitfile; + if (chdir(path)) + return NULL; + } if (is_git_directory(".")) { set_git_dir("."); -- 2.3.0.rc1.137.g477eb31 -- 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