[petsc-users] Could not execute "['git', 'rev-parse', '--git-dir']"

[Kong, Fande]

On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 1:22 PM, Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> Its strange that you are getting this error in configure - but not command
> linke.
>
> Does the following option make a difference?
>
> --useThreads=0
> or
> --useThreads=1
>

no difference.


>
> If you need to workarround this - you can comment out that test (3lines)..
>
>   File "/home/kongf/workhome/projects/petsc-3.7.7/config/
> BuildSystem/config/package.py", line 519, in updateGitDir
>     gitdir,err,ret = config.base.Configure.executeShellCommand([self.sourceControl.git,
> 'rev-parse','--git-dir'], cwd=self.packageDir, log = self.log)
>
>

"#self.updateGitDir()"  works.

I still do not understand why.


Fande,


>
> Satish
>
> On Wed, 7 Mar 2018, Kong, Fande wrote:
>
> > [kongf at falcon1 git.hypre]$ git rev-parse  --git-dir
> > .git
> > [kongf at falcon1 git.hypre]$ echo $?
> > 0
> > [kongf at falcon1 git.hypre]$
> > [kongf at falcon1 git.hypre]$ git fsck
> > Checking object directories: 100% (256/256), done.
> > Checking objects: 100% (22710/22710), done.
> > [kongf at falcon1 git.hypre]$
> >
> >
> >
> > But the same  error still persists!
> >
> >
> > Fande,
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> >
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > balay at asterix /home/balay
> > > $ git rev-parse --git-dir
> > > fatal: Not a git repository (or any parent up to mount point /)
> > > Stopping at filesystem boundary (GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM not
> set).
> > > balay at asterix /home/balay
> > > $ echo $?
> > > 128
> > > balay at asterix /home/balay
> > > $ cd petsc
> > > balay at asterix /home/balay/petsc (next *=)
> > > $ git rev-parse --git-dir
> > > .git
> > > balay at asterix /home/balay/petsc (next *=)
> > > $ echo $?
> > > 0
> > > balay at asterix /home/balay/petsc (next *=)
> > > $
> > > <<<<<
> > >
> > > So - for some reason, git is an error in /home/kongf/workhome/projects/
> > > petsc-3.7.7/arch-linux2-c-opt-64bit/externalpackages/git.hypre
> > >
> > > You can try:
> > >
> > > cd /home/kongf/workhome/projects/petsc-3.7.7/arch-linux2-c-opt-
> > > 64bit/externalpackages/git.hypre
> > > git rev-parse --git-dir
> > > echo $?
> > > git fsck
> > >
> > > If this works - you can rerun configure and see if the error persists
> > >
> > > Satish
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 7 Mar 2018, Kong, Fande wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi PETSc team:
> > > >
> > > > What is the possible reason for this?
> > > >
> > > > The log file is attached.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Fande,
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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