Re: git 1.5.1-rc1 doesn't like empty files

On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 11:30:24PM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote:

Hello!

I don't know where this problem appeared, but it present in the current
git (1.5.1-rc1).  Empty files become invalid objects in the repository:

$ touch file 
$ git-init
Initialized empty Git repository in .git/
$ git-add file
$ git-commit -m "first commit"
Created initial commit 16a476808d3cb0a4758997ba58193a9dcfad0fd8
error: garbage at end of loose object
'e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391'
 0 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 file
$

I get the following after the last command:

Created initial commit a0e02efbe85ee1c1f4b8ba703ccae2f4e64e6ed0
 0 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 file

I use git version 1.5.1.rc1.595.gd1206 on a current gentoo system
(Portage 2.1.2.2 (default-linux/amd64/2006.1/desktop, gcc-4.1.2,
glibc-2.5-r1, 2.6.20-gentoo-r3 x86_64)) with a not so current portage 
tree (Timestamp of tree: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:00:01 +0000).

in a few hours, i can test that on ppc32 arch, too, if you like.

Regards,
Nicolas Vilz