This is not a problem with git. The kernel tree contains files which only differ from other files by case. If on a case-insensitive filesystem this will cause problems like the ones you noticed. On Nov 9, 2007 3:29 PM, Medve Emilian <Emilian.Medve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > > I noticed that something might not be right with my CygWin git (latest > CygWin relevant build packages + a few days old git build from the next > & master branches). When I clone, say, Linus' tree over the native git > protocol everything goes fine but a git-status shows this: > > $ git-status > # On branch master > # Changed but not updated: > # (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) > # > # modified: include/linux/netfilter/xt_CONNMARK.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter/xt_DSCP.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter/xt_MARK.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_CONNMARK.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_DSCP.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_ECN.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_MARK.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_TCPMSS.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_TOS.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ipt_TTL.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6t_HL.h > # modified: include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6t_MARK.h > # modified: net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ECN.c > # modified: net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_TOS.c > # modified: net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_TTL.c > # modified: net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_HL.c > # modified: net/netfilter/xt_CONNMARK.c > # modified: net/netfilter/xt_DSCP.c > # modified: net/netfilter/xt_MARK.c > # modified: net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c > # > no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") > > git-fsck --strict --full finds no fault in the clone, git-reset --hard > goes fine but changes nothing in the output of git-status. Some > additional superficial investigation showed that git-diff doesn't even > compare my checked out tree against the latest commit. Checkout of > various commits shows the same issue. > > Can somebody please double-check this scenario for me just to validate > that this happens only due to some particular factors combination on my > box? > > > Thanks, > Emil. > - > 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 > - 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
