Am 03.03.23 um 11:25 schrieb Cristian Le: > Using `git archive` with or without `--worktree-attributes` does not properly read `.gitattributes` files if using a relative path in `<tree-ish>`. > Related github comment: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/tito/pull/445#issuecomment-1450298871 > Related stackoverflow discussion: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52804334/how-to-ignore-files-directories-in-git-archive-and-only-create-an-archive-of-a > > Git version: `2.39.2` > Mwe git repo: Two files: > ``` > # .gitattributes: > .git_archival.txt export-subst > ``` > ``` > # .git_archival.txt: > node: $Format:%H$ > ``` > > Commands to reproduce and expected behaviour: > ```console > $ git archive HEAD:./ --output=test.tar.gz > $ tar -axf test.tar.gz .git_archival.txt -O > node: 745ce26169fb44e04d91d40ee581cccd591c941e > ``` > Important: Notice the path `./` given after `HEAD`. > > Actual output: > ```console > $ tar -axf test.tar.gz .git_archival.txt -O > node: $Format:%H$ > ``> > It doesn't matter if `.gitattributes` is in a subfolder, or if I change the relative path `./` to a subfolder, the files are still not properly generated. > > Using `--worktree-attributes` did not have any effect either. That's expected behavior. You specify a tree (HEAD:./), while export-subst requires a commit. git-archive(1) doesn't spell that out, but advises to "See gitattributes(5) for details.", which states: "The expansion depends on the availability of a commit ID, i.e., if git-archive(1) has been given a tree instead of a commit or a tag then no replacement will be done.". The other attribute supported by git archive, export-ignore, does not require a commit. The Stack Overflow discussion seems to be about a different issue: Attributes are always based on the repository root directory, which gives unexpected results when archiving a subtree. > According to the documentation, I understand that the expected behaviour with regards to `--worktree-attributes`: > - Read the `.gitattributes` of the relative path, e.g. `./sub_dir` regardless of `--worktree-attributes`. (similar behaviour as not passing a relative path) > - Include the `.gitattributes` of the top-level path if `--worktree-attributes` is passed > > Maybe the intended behaviour is to completely ignore all `.gitattributes` unless `--worktree-attributes` is provided, in which case, it does not have the intended behaviour and please include a flag to achieve the above behaviour. > The option --worktree-attributes allows uncommitted .gitattribute files to be read, but has no effect on whether export-subst can actually be applied. So on the Git side we could improve the documentation and improve reading attributes when archiving subtrees (no idea how, though, admittedly). But that wouldn't help you, I suppose. In your issue #444 you write that "git archive HEAD" works, but "git archive HEAD:./" doesn't. Why do you need to use the latter? René
