Before commit d0b92a3f6e it was possible to run 'git index-pack' directly in the .git/objects/pack/ directory. Restore that ability. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@xxxxxxx> --- diff --git a/index-pack.c b/index-pack.c index 0a917d7..79f6fd6 100644 --- a/index-pack.c +++ b/index-pack.c @@ -878,10 +877,26 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) char *index_name_buf = NULL, *keep_name_buf = NULL; struct pack_idx_entry **idx_objects; unsigned char pack_sha1[20]; - int nongit = 0; - setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit); - git_config(git_index_pack_config, NULL); + /* + * We wish to read the repository's config file if any, and + * for that it is necessary to call setup_git_directory_gently(). + * However if the cwd was inside .git/objects/pack/ then we need + * to go back there or all the pack name arguments will be wrong. + * And in that case we cannot rely on any prefix returned by + * setup_git_directory_gently() either. + */ + { + char cwd[PATH_MAX+1]; + int nongit; + + if (!getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)-1)) + die("Unable to get current working directory"); + setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit); + git_config(git_index_pack_config, NULL); + if (chdir(cwd)) + die("Cannot come back to cwd"); + } for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) { char *arg = argv[i]; -- 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