On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:30:27PM +0000, boulderfans wrote: > [/cygdrive/d/projects] > $ git --git-dir=d:/projects/git-git/.git config alias.foo ls-files > error: Unable to open tempfile: > /cygdrive/d/projects/d:/projects/git-git/.git/config.lock > error: could not lock config file d:/projects/git-git/.git/config: No such > file or directory > > The problem is that the code that is checking the --git-dir option > doesn't work properly if you use a DOS drive:/path specification.
Hi Matt, Cygwin applications, including applications you've compiled yourself using the Cygwin toolchain, normally expect Cygwin's Linux-like paths, e.g. /cygdrive/d/projects/git-git. Attempting to use Windows paths simply isn't meant to work. You can convert from a Windows path to the equivalent Cygwin path using the cygpath utility, e.g.: git --git-dir="$(cygpath 'd:/projects/git-git/.git')" config alias.foo ls-files Adam -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple