On Wed, 10 Nov 2021 at 17:11, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> > writes: > > > From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> > > > > Cygwin emulates Unix sockets by writing files with custom contents and > > then marking them as system files. > > > > The tricky problem is that while the file is written and its `system` > > bit is set, it is still identified as a file. This caused test failures > > when Git is too fast looking for the Unix sockets and then complains > > that there is a plain file in the way. > > > > Let's work around this by adding a delayed retry loop, specifically for > > Cygwin. > > > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> > > --- > > OK, I was about to ask for an Ack from Cygwin folks but I see the > original that got Ack is more-or-less the same except for placement > of the comments (and this version of course is more polished than > the "this should work---please try it" version), so let me pretend > that this got tested-by from those who were happy with the original > in the old thread. Late to the party – other bits of life got in the way – but I've just confirmed this appears to resolve the issue for me too. Adam
