Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Andreas Mohr
Hi all, over the years I've had the same phenomenon with various versions of msysgit (now at 1.9.5.msysgit.0, on Windows 7 64bit), so I'm now sufficiently confident of it being a long-standing, longer-term issue and thus I'm reporting it now. Since I'm doing development in a sufficiently

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Andreas Mohr
Hi, On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:31:02PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote: Hi, On 2015-04-16 13:10, Thomas Braun wrote: I've never had this issue. The error message from unlinking the file means that someone is still accessing the file and thus it can not be deleted (due to the implicit

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Johannes Schindelin
Hi, On 2015-04-16 13:10, Thomas Braun wrote: Am 16.04.2015 um 12:03 schrieb Andreas Mohr: over the years I've had the same phenomenon with various versions of msysgit (now at 1.9.5.msysgit.0, on Windows 7 64bit), so I'm now sufficiently confident of it being a long-standing, longer-term

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Andreas Mohr
On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:48:46PM +0200, Andreas Mohr wrote: OK, at this point in time it's my turn to actually verify that indeed it's NOT the virus scanner: - generate rebase-heavy activity - update - hit issue - unload virus (~ scanner?? I'm unsure on exact terminology to be used ;-) -

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Andreas Mohr
Hi, sorry, I had sent the prior mail prematurely (hit wrong key) and have been busy working on the resubmission... On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:10:36PM +0200, Thomas Braun wrote: Am 16.04.2015 um 12:03 schrieb Andreas Mohr: Hi all, over the years I've had the same phenomenon with various

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Andreas Mohr
On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:42:35PM +0200, Andreas Mohr wrote: Hi, On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:31:02PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote: Hi, On 2015-04-16 13:10, Thomas Braun wrote: I've never had this issue. The error message from unlinking the file means that someone is still

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Johannes Schindelin
Hi Andreas, On 2015-04-16 14:35, Andreas Mohr wrote: On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:48:46PM +0200, Andreas Mohr wrote: OK, at this point in time it's my turn to actually verify that indeed it's NOT the virus scanner: - generate rebase-heavy activity - update - hit issue - unload virus (~

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Thomas Braun
Am 16.04.2015 um 12:03 schrieb Andreas Mohr: Hi all, over the years I've had the same phenomenon with various versions of msysgit (now at 1.9.5.msysgit.0, on Windows 7 64bit), so I'm now sufficiently confident of it being a long-standing, longer-term issue and thus I'm reporting it now.

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Jeff King
On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:35:05PM +0200, Andreas Mohr wrote: I strongly suspect that git's repacking implementation (probably unrelated to msysgit-specific deviations, IOW, git *core* handling) simply is buggy in that it may keep certain file descriptors open at least a certain time

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Johannes Schindelin
Hi Peff, On 2015-04-16 17:28, Jeff King wrote: On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:35:05PM +0200, Andreas Mohr wrote: I strongly suspect that git's repacking implementation (probably unrelated to msysgit-specific deviations, IOW, git *core* handling) simply is buggy in that it may keep certain

Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread David Miller
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Re: Issue: repack semi-frequently fails on Windows (msysgit) - suspecting file descriptor issues

2015-04-16 Thread Andreas Mohr
[git-owner CC dutifully removed] On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 05:48:42PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote: Hi Peff, On 2015-04-16 17:28, Jeff King wrote: On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 01:35:05PM +0200, Andreas Mohr wrote: I strongly suspect that git's repacking implementation (probably