On Oct 9, 2007, at 11:03 AM, Johannes Sixt wrote:

quoted text
> Peter Karlsson schrieb:
>> C:\Program Files\Git\bin>git var -l
>> usage: git-var [-l | <variable>]
>> C:\Program Files\Git\bin>git-var -l
>> fatal: Not a git repository
>> C:\Program Files\Git\bin>git --version
>> git version 1.5.3.mingw.1
>
> For the time being, install this beast in a path without blanks.
>
> This needs fixing, appearently. :(

I have the printf 'callstack' below from the v1.5.3.mingw.1 version  
(9c792c5)
Apparently spawnve, which is called in compat/mingw.c, corrupts argv.

I have no idea how to continue debugging. Maybe some one else can  
take over.

	Steffen


$ git var GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT

argv at git.c:429
3
C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\git.exe
var
C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/git-var
GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT

argv at compat/mingw.c:301
C:/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/git-var
GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT
(null)

argv at var.c:54
4
C:/Program
Files
(x86)/Git/bin/git-var
GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT
usage: git-var [-l | <variable>]



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