[Vm-dev] {error] running updateSCCSVersions

Robert robert.withers at pm.me
Mon Mar 2 05:15:20 UTC 2020


Well, yes, I used Eclipse's git tool to clone it the first time. I now 
cloned from the command line and the update script runs. Thanks!

K, r

On 3/1/20 10:15 PM, David T. Lewis wrote:
> The error message says ".git_filters/RevDateURL.clean: No such file or directory"
>
> Possibly this is because there is no such file or directory. But on
> my system I see this:
>
>    $ ls -l .git_filters/RevDateURL.clean
>    -rwxrwxr-x 1 lewis lewis 140 Feb  3  2019 .git_filters/RevDateURL.clean
>
> So what is wrong?
>
> When you clone the repository from GitHub to your local machine,
> you will have an equivalent repository in your own local directory.
> This repository will include metadata in hidden folders and files
> with names like .git, .git_filters, .gitattributes, and .gitignore.
>
> If you copied your repository folder to another folder, you may
> have lost these hidden files and directories.
>
> So it is best not to copy the repository folder. Just clone it
> directly into whatever folder you want to use, and work with it
> directly in that location.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 01:53:51AM +0000, Robert wrote:
>> quotar at ganymede:~/Desktop/opensmalltalk-vm/scripts$ ./updateSCCSVersions
>> fatal: cannot run .git_filters/RevDateURL.clean: No such file or directory
>> error: cannot fork to run external filter '.git_filters/RevDateURL.clean'
>> error: external filter '.git_filters/RevDateURL.clean' failed
>> fatal: platforms/Cross/plugins/sqPluginsSCCSVersion.h: clean filter
>> 'RevDateURL' failed
>>
>> K, r
>>
>>



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