[PATCHv2 00/21] git p4: work on cygwin

@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
 
                         blob = None
                         if len(parent) > 0:
-                            tempBranch = os.path.join(self.tempBranchLocation, "%d" % (change))
+                            tempBranch = "%s/%d" % (self.tempBranchLocation, change)
                             if self.verbose:
                                 print "Creating temporary branch: " + tempBranch
                             self.commit(description, filesForCommit, tempBranch)

@@ -7,16 +7,20 @@
 #            2007 Trolltech ASA
 # License: MIT <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>
 #
-
 import sys
 if sys.hexversion < 0x02040000:
     # The limiter is the subprocess module
     sys.stderr.write("git-p4: requires Python 2.4 or later.\n")
     sys.exit(1)
-
-import optparse, os, marshal, subprocess, shelve
-import tempfile, getopt, os.path, time, platform
-import re, shutil
+import os
+import optparse
+import marshal
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import time
+import platform
+import re
+import shutil
 
 verbose = False
 

@@ -3163,6 +3163,7 @@ class P4Clone(P4Sync):
         self.cloneExclude = ["/"+p for p in self.cloneExclude]
         for p in depotPaths:
             if not p.startswith("//"):
+                sys.stderr.write('Depot paths must start with "//": %s\n' % p)
                 return False
 
         if not self.cloneDestination:

@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ test_expect_success 'basic git p4 clone' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'depot typo error' '
+	test_must_fail git p4 clone --dest="$git" /depot 2>errs &&
+	grep "Depot paths must start with" errs
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'git p4 clone @all' '
 	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot@all &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&

@@ -74,15 +74,8 @@ start_p4d() {
 	fi
 
 	# build a client
-	(
-		cd "$cli" &&
-		p4 client -i <<-EOF
-		Client: client
-		Description: client
-		Root: $cli
-		View: //depot/... //client/...
-		EOF
-	)
+	client_view "//depot/... //client/..." &&
+
 	return 0
 }
 

@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ client_view() {
 		Root: $cli
 		View:
 		EOF
-		for arg ; do
-			printf "\t$arg\n"
-		done
+		printf "\t%s\n" "$@"
 	) | p4 client -i
 }

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ test_expect_success 'exclusion single file' '
 
 test_expect_success 'overlay wildcard' '
 	client_view "//depot/dir1/... //client/cli/..." \
-		    "+//depot/dir2/... //client/cli/...\n" &&
+		    "+//depot/dir2/... //client/cli/..." &&
 	files="cli/file11 cli/file12 cli/file21 cli/file22" &&
 	client_verify $files &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&

@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ marshal_dump() {
 client_view() {
 	(
 		cat <<-EOF &&
-		Client: client
-		Description: client
+		Client: $P4CLIENT
+		Description: $P4CLIENT
 		Root: $cli
 		View:
 		EOF

@@ -214,40 +214,33 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --use-client-spec' '
 		exec >/dev/null &&
 		test_must_fail git p4 clone --dest="$git" --use-client-spec
 	) &&
+	# build a different client
 	cli2=$(test-path-utils real_path "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli2") &&
 	mkdir -p "$cli2" &&
 	test_when_finished "rmdir \"$cli2\"" &&
-	(
-		cd "$cli2" &&
-		p4 client -i <<-EOF
-		Client: client2
-		Description: client2
-		Root: $cli2
-		View: //depot/sub/... //client2/bus/...
-		EOF
-	) &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	(
+		# group P4CLIENT and cli changes in a sub-shell
 		P4CLIENT=client2 &&
-		git p4 clone --dest="$git" --use-client-spec //depot/...
-	) &&
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		test_path_is_file bus/dir/f4 &&
-		test_path_is_missing file1
-	) &&
-	cleanup_git &&
-
-	# same thing again, this time with variable instead of option
-	(
-		cd "$git" &&
-		git init &&
-		git config git-p4.useClientSpec true &&
-		P4CLIENT=client2 &&
-		git p4 sync //depot/... &&
-		git checkout -b master p4/master &&
-		test_path_is_file bus/dir/f4 &&
-		test_path_is_missing file1
+		cli="$cli2" &&
+		client_view "//depot/sub/... //client2/bus/..." &&
+		git p4 clone --dest="$git" --use-client-spec //depot/... &&
+		(
+			cd "$git" &&
+			test_path_is_file bus/dir/f4 &&
+			test_path_is_missing file1
+		) &&
+		cleanup_git &&
+		# same thing again, this time with variable instead of option
+		(
+			cd "$git" &&
+			git init &&
+			git config git-p4.useClientSpec true &&
+			git p4 sync //depot/... &&
+			git checkout -b master p4/master &&
+			test_path_is_file bus/dir/f4 &&
+			test_path_is_missing file1
+		)
 	)
 '
 

@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ start_p4d() {
 	mkdir -p "$db" "$cli" "$git" &&
 	rm -f "$pidfile" &&
 	(
-		p4d -q -r "$db" -p $P4DPORT &
-		echo $! >"$pidfile"
+		cd "$db" &&
+		{
+			p4d -q -p $P4DPORT &
+			echo $! >"$pidfile"
+		}
 	) &&
 
 	# This gives p4d a long time to start up, as it can be

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ TEST_NO_CREATE_REPO=NoThanks
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-if ! test_have_prereq PYTHON; then
+if ! test_have_prereq PYTHON
+then
 	skip_all='skipping git p4 tests; python not available'
 	test_done
 fi

@@ -17,6 +18,24 @@ fi
 	test_done
 }
 
+# On cygwin, the NT version of Perforce can be used.  When giving
+# it paths, either on the command-line or in client specifications,
+# be sure to use the native windows form.
+#
+# Older versions of perforce were available compiled natively for
+# cygwin.  Those do not accept native windows paths, so make sure
+# not to convert for them.
+native_path() {
+	path="$1" &&
+	if test_have_prereq CYGWIN && ! p4 -V | grep -q CYGWIN
+	then
+		path=$(cygpath --windows "$path")
+	else
+		path=$(test-path-utils real_path "$path")
+	fi &&
+	echo "$path"
+}
+
 # Try to pick a unique port: guess a large number, then hope
 # no more than one of each test is running.
 #

@@ -32,7 +51,7 @@ P4EDITOR=:
 export P4PORT P4CLIENT P4EDITOR
 
 db="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/db"
-cli=$(test-path-utils real_path "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli")
+cli="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli"
 git="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/git"
 pidfile="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/p4d.pid"
 

@@ -122,6 +141,7 @@ client_view() {
 		Client: $P4CLIENT
 		Description: $P4CLIENT
 		Root: $cli
+		AltRoots: $(native_path "$cli")
 		View:
 		EOF
 		printf "\t%s\n" "$@"

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --use-client-spec' '
 		test_must_fail git p4 clone --dest="$git" --use-client-spec
 	) &&
 	# build a different client
-	cli2=$(test-path-utils real_path "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli2") &&
+	cli2="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/cli2" &&
 	mkdir -p "$cli2" &&
 	test_when_finished "rmdir \"$cli2\"" &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&

@@ -666,12 +666,14 @@ case $(uname -s) in
 	# backslashes in pathspec are converted to '/'
 	# exec does not inherit the PID
 	test_set_prereq MINGW
+	test_set_prereq NOT_CYGWIN
 	test_set_prereq SED_STRIPS_CR
 	;;
 *CYGWIN*)
 	test_set_prereq POSIXPERM
 	test_set_prereq EXECKEEPSPID
 	test_set_prereq NOT_MINGW
+	test_set_prereq CYGWIN
 	test_set_prereq SED_STRIPS_CR
 	;;
 *)

@@ -679,6 +681,7 @@ case $(uname -s) in
 	test_set_prereq BSLASHPSPEC
 	test_set_prereq EXECKEEPSPID
 	test_set_prereq NOT_MINGW
+	test_set_prereq NOT_CYGWIN
 	;;
 esac
 

@@ -2134,15 +2134,6 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
             print "\nIgnoring apple filetype file %s" % file['depotFile']
             return
 
-        # Perhaps windows wants unicode, utf16 newlines translated too;
-        # but this is not doing it.
-        if self.isWindows and type_base == "text":
-            mangled = []
-            for data in contents:
-                data = data.replace("\r\n", "\n")
-                mangled.append(data)
-            contents = mangled
-
         # Note that we do not try to de-mangle keywords on utf16 files,
         # even though in theory somebody may want that.
         pattern = p4_keywords_regexp_for_type(type_base, type_mods)

@@ -170,6 +170,22 @@ def p4_system(cmd):
     expand = isinstance(real_cmd, basestring)
     subprocess.check_call(real_cmd, shell=expand)
 
+_p4_version_string = None
+def p4_version_string():
+    """Read the version string, showing just the last line, which
+       hopefully is the interesting version bit.
+
+       $ p4 -V
+       Perforce - The Fast Software Configuration Management System.
+       Copyright 1995-2011 Perforce Software.  All rights reserved.
+       Rev. P4/NTX86/2011.1/393975 (2011/12/16).
+    """
+    global _p4_version_string
+    if not _p4_version_string:
+        a = p4_read_pipe_lines(["-V"])
+        _p4_version_string = a[-1].rstrip()
+    return _p4_version_string
+
 def p4_integrate(src, dest):
     p4_system(["integrate", "-Dt", wildcard_encode(src), wildcard_encode(dest)])
 

@@ -1973,7 +1989,6 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
         self.syncWithOrigin = True
         self.importIntoRemotes = True
         self.maxChanges = ""
-        self.isWindows = (platform.system() == "Windows")
         self.keepRepoPath = False
         self.depotPaths = None
         self.p4BranchesInGit = []

@@ -2118,7 +2133,14 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
             # operations.  utf16 is converted to ascii or utf8, perhaps.
             # But ascii text saved as -t utf16 is completely mangled.
             # Invoke print -o to get the real contents.
+            #
+            # On windows, the newlines will always be mangled by print, so put
+            # them back too.  This is not needed to the cygwin windows version,
+            # just the native "NT" type.
+            #
             text = p4_read_pipe(['print', '-q', '-o', '-', file['depotFile']])
+            if p4_version_string().find("/NT") >= 0:
+                text = text.replace("\r\n", "\n")
             contents = [ text ]
 
         if type_base == "apple":

@@ -8,6 +8,123 @@ test_expect_success 'start p4d' '
 	start_p4d
 '
 
+#
+# This series of tests checks newline handling  Both p4 and
+# git store newlines as \n, and have options to choose how
+# newlines appear in checked-out files.
+#
+test_expect_success 'p4 client newlines, unix' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		p4 client -o | sed "/LineEnd/s/:.*/:unix/" | p4 client -i &&
+		printf "unix\ncrlf\n" >f-unix &&
+		printf "unix\r\ncrlf\r\n" >f-unix-as-crlf &&
+		p4 add -t text f-unix &&
+		p4 submit -d f-unix &&
+
+		# LineEnd: unix; should be no change after sync
+		cp f-unix f-unix-orig &&
+		p4 sync -f &&
+		test_cmp f-unix-orig f-unix &&
+
+		# make sure stored in repo as unix newlines
+		# use sed to eat python-appened newline
+		p4 -G print //depot/f-unix | marshal_dump data 2 |\
+		    sed \$d >f-unix-p4-print &&
+		test_cmp f-unix-orig f-unix-p4-print &&
+
+		# switch to win, make sure lf -> crlf
+		p4 client -o | sed "/LineEnd/s/:.*/:win/" | p4 client -i &&
+		p4 sync -f &&
+		test_cmp f-unix-as-crlf f-unix
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'p4 client newlines, win' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		p4 client -o | sed "/LineEnd/s/:.*/:win/" | p4 client -i &&
+		printf "win\r\ncrlf\r\n" >f-win &&
+		printf "win\ncrlf\n" >f-win-as-lf &&
+		p4 add -t text f-win &&
+		p4 submit -d f-win &&
+
+		# LineEnd: win; should be no change after sync
+		cp f-win f-win-orig &&
+		p4 sync -f &&
+		test_cmp f-win-orig f-win &&
+
+		# make sure stored in repo as unix newlines
+		# use sed to eat python-appened newline
+		p4 -G print //depot/f-win | marshal_dump data 2 |\
+		    sed \$d >f-win-p4-print &&
+		test_cmp f-win-as-lf f-win-p4-print &&
+
+		# switch to unix, make sure lf -> crlf
+		p4 client -o | sed "/LineEnd/s/:.*/:unix/" | p4 client -i &&
+		p4 sync -f &&
+		test_cmp f-win-as-lf f-win
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'ensure blobs store only lf newlines' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git init &&
+		git p4 sync //depot@all &&
+
+		# verify the files in .git are stored only with newlines
+		o=$(git ls-tree p4/master -- f-unix | cut -f1 | cut -d\  -f3) &&
+		git cat-file blob $o >f-unix-blob &&
+		test_cmp "$cli"/f-unix-orig f-unix-blob &&
+
+		o=$(git ls-tree p4/master -- f-win | cut -f1 | cut -d\  -f3) &&
+		git cat-file blob $o >f-win-blob &&
+		test_cmp "$cli"/f-win-as-lf f-win-blob &&
+
+		rm f-unix-blob f-win-blob
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'gitattributes setting eol=lf produces lf newlines' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		# checkout the files and make sure core.eol works as planned
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git init &&
+		echo "* eol=lf" >.gitattributes &&
+		git p4 sync //depot@all &&
+		git checkout master &&
+		test_cmp "$cli"/f-unix-orig f-unix &&
+		test_cmp "$cli"/f-win-as-lf f-win
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'gitattributes setting eol=crlf produces crlf newlines' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	(
+		# checkout the files and make sure core.eol works as planned
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git init &&
+		echo "* eol=crlf" >.gitattributes &&
+		git p4 sync //depot@all &&
+		git checkout master &&
+		test_cmp "$cli"/f-unix-as-crlf f-unix &&
+		test_cmp "$cli"/f-win-orig f-win
+	)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'crlf cleanup' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		rm f-unix-orig f-unix-as-crlf &&
+		rm f-win-orig f-win-as-lf &&
+		p4 client -o | sed "/LineEnd/s/:.*/:unix/" | p4 client -i &&
+		p4 sync -f
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'utf-16 file create' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&

@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ client_view() {
 		Description: $P4CLIENT
 		Root: $cli
 		AltRoots: $(native_path "$cli")
+		LineEnd: unix
 		View:
 		EOF
 		printf "\t%s\n" "$@"

@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, client-spec case' '
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
 		echo git-wild-hash >dir1/git-wild#hash &&
-		echo git-wild-star >dir1/git-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			echo git-wild-star >dir1/git-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		echo git-wild-at >dir1/git-wild@at &&
 		echo git-wild-percent >dir1/git-wild%percent &&
 		git add dir1/git-wild* &&

@@ -376,7 +379,10 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, client-spec case' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_path_is_file dir1/git-wild#hash &&
-		test_path_is_file dir1/git-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			test_path_is_file dir1/git-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		test_path_is_file dir1/git-wild@at &&
 		test_path_is_file dir1/git-wild%percent
 	) &&

@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ test_expect_success 'add p4 files with wildcards in the names' '
 		printf "file2\nhas\nsome\nrandom\ntext\n" >file2 &&
 		p4 add file2 &&
 		echo file-wild-hash >file-wild#hash &&
-		echo file-wild-star >file-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			echo file-wild-star >file-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		echo file-wild-at >file-wild@at &&
 		echo file-wild-percent >file-wild%percent &&
 		p4 add -f file-wild* &&

@@ -28,7 +31,10 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files git p4 clone' '
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
 		test -f file-wild#hash &&
-		test -f file-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			test -f file-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		test -f file-wild@at &&
 		test -f file-wild%percent
 	)

@@ -40,7 +46,10 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, add' '
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
 		echo git-wild-hash >git-wild#hash &&
-		echo git-wild-star >git-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			echo git-wild-star >git-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		echo git-wild-at >git-wild@at &&
 		echo git-wild-percent >git-wild%percent &&
 		git add git-wild* &&

@@ -51,7 +60,10 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, add' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_path_is_file git-wild#hash &&
-		test_path_is_file git-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			test_path_is_file git-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		test_path_is_file git-wild@at &&
 		test_path_is_file git-wild%percent
 	)

@@ -63,7 +75,10 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, modify' '
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
 		echo new-line >>git-wild#hash &&
-		echo new-line >>git-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			echo new-line >>git-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		echo new-line >>git-wild@at &&
 		echo new-line >>git-wild%percent &&
 		git add git-wild* &&

@@ -74,7 +89,10 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, modify' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_line_count = 2 git-wild#hash &&
-		test_line_count = 2 git-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			test_line_count = 2 git-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		test_line_count = 2 git-wild@at &&
 		test_line_count = 2 git-wild%percent
 	)

@@ -87,7 +105,7 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, copy' '
 		cd "$git" &&
 		cp file2 git-wild-cp#hash &&
 		git add git-wild-cp#hash &&
-		cp git-wild\*star file-wild-3 &&
+		cp git-wild#hash file-wild-3 &&
 		git add file-wild-3 &&
 		git commit -m "wildcard copies" &&
 		git config git-p4.detectCopies true &&

@@ -134,7 +152,10 @@ test_expect_success 'wildcard files submit back to p4, delete' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_path_is_missing git-wild#hash &&
-		test_path_is_missing git-wild\*star &&
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_MINGW NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			test_path_is_missing git-wild\*star
+		fi &&
 		test_path_is_missing git-wild@at &&
 		test_path_is_missing git-wild%percent
 	)

@@ -148,3 +148,16 @@ client_view() {
 		printf "\t%s\n" "$@"
 	) | p4 client -i
 }
+
+is_cli_file_writeable() {
+	# cygwin version of p4 does not set read-only attr,
+	# will be marked 444 but -w is true
+	file="$1" &&
+	if test_have_prereq CYGWIN && p4 -V | grep -q CYGWIN
+	then
+		stat=$(stat --format=%a "$file") &&
+		test $stat = 644
+	else
+		test -w "$file"
+	fi
+}

@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ test_expect_success 'init depot' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_failure 'is_cli_file_writeable function' '
+	(
+		cd "$cli" &&
+		echo a >a &&
+		is_cli_file_writeable a &&
+		! is_cli_file_writeable file1 &&
+		rm a
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'submit with no client dir' '
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&

@@ -200,7 +210,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submit copy' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_path_is_file file5.ta &&
-		test ! -w file5.ta
+		! is_cli_file_writeable file5.ta
 	)
 '
 

@@ -219,7 +229,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submit rename' '
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_path_is_missing file6.t &&
 		test_path_is_file file6.ta &&
-		test ! -w file6.ta
+		! is_cli_file_writeable file6.ta
 	)
 '
 

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ test_expect_success 'subdir clone, submit copy' '
 	(
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_path_is_file dir1/file11a &&
-		test ! -w dir1/file11a
+		! is_cli_file_writeable dir1/file11a
 	)
 '
 

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ test_expect_success 'subdir clone, submit rename' '
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_path_is_missing dir1/file13 &&
 		test_path_is_file dir1/file13a &&
-		test ! -w dir1/file13a
+		! is_cli_file_writeable dir1/file13a
 	)
 '
 

@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ test_expect_success 'cleanup chmod after submit cancel' '
 	git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot &&
 	(
 		cd "$git" &&
-		chmod u+x text &&
-		chmod u-x text+x &&
+		test_chmod +x text &&
+		test_chmod -x text+x &&
 		git add text text+x &&
 		git commit -m "chmod texts" &&
 		echo n | test_expect_code 1 git p4 submit

@@ -415,10 +415,13 @@ test_expect_success 'cleanup chmod after submit cancel' '
 		cd "$cli" &&
 		test_path_is_file text &&
 		! p4 fstat -T action text &&
-		stat --format=%A text | egrep ^-r-- &&
 		test_path_is_file text+x &&
 		! p4 fstat -T action text+x &&
-		stat --format=%A text+x | egrep ^-r-x
+		if test_have_prereq NOT_CYGWIN
+		then
+			stat --format=%A text | egrep ^-r-- &&
+			stat --format=%A text+x | egrep ^-r-x
+		fi
 	)
 '
 

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import time
 import platform
 import re
 import shutil
+import stat
 
 verbose = False
 

@@ -1231,6 +1232,9 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
                     p4_edit(dest)
                     pureRenameCopy.discard(dest)
                     filesToChangeExecBit[dest] = diff['dst_mode']
+                if self.isWindows:
+                    # turn off read-only attribute
+                    os.chmod(dest, stat.S_IWRITE)
                 os.unlink(dest)
                 editedFiles.add(dest)
             elif modifier == "R":

@@ -1249,6 +1253,8 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
                         p4_edit(dest)   # with move: already open, writable
                     filesToChangeExecBit[dest] = diff['dst_mode']
                 if not self.p4HasMoveCommand:
+                    if self.isWindows:
+                        os.chmod(dest, stat.S_IWRITE)
                     os.unlink(dest)
                     filesToDelete.add(src)
                 editedFiles.add(dest)

@@ -1289,6 +1295,10 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
                 for file in kwfiles:
                     if verbose:
                         print "zapping %s with %s" % (line,pattern)
+                    # File is being deleted, so not open in p4.  Must
+                    # disable the read-only bit on windows.
+                    if self.isWindows and file not in editedFiles:
+                        os.chmod(file, stat.S_IWRITE)
                     self.patchRCSKeywords(file, kwfiles[file])
                     fixed_rcs_keywords = True
 

@@ -1050,7 +1050,8 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
     def p4UserForCommit(self,id):
         # Return the tuple (perforce user,git email) for a given git commit id
         self.getUserMapFromPerforceServer()
-        gitEmail = read_pipe("git log --max-count=1 --format='%%ae' %s" % id)
+        gitEmail = read_pipe(["git", "log", "--max-count=1",
+                              "--format=%ae", id])
         gitEmail = gitEmail.strip()
         if not self.emails.has_key(gitEmail):
             return (None,gitEmail)

@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
         self.check()
 
         commits = []
-        for line in read_pipe_lines("git rev-list --no-merges %s..%s" % (self.origin, self.master)):
+        for line in read_pipe_lines(["git", "rev-list", "--no-merges", "%s..%s" % (self.origin, self.master)]):
             commits.append(line.strip())
         commits.reverse()
 

@@ -2644,7 +2644,8 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
 
     def searchParent(self, parent, branch, target):
         parentFound = False
-        for blob in read_pipe_lines(["git", "rev-list", "--reverse", "--no-merges", parent]):
+        for blob in read_pipe_lines(["git", "rev-list", "--reverse",
+                                     "--no-merges", parent]):
             blob = blob.strip()
             if len(read_pipe(["git", "diff-tree", blob, target])) == 0:
                 parentFound = True

@@ -571,7 +571,8 @@ def gitConfig(key, args = None): # set args to "--bool", for instance
 
 def gitConfigList(key):
     if not _gitConfig.has_key(key):
-        _gitConfig[key] = read_pipe("git config --get-all %s" % key, ignore_error=True).strip().split(os.linesep)
+        s = read_pipe(["git", "config", "--get-all", key], ignore_error=True)
+        _gitConfig[key] = s.strip().split(os.linesep)
     return _gitConfig[key]
 
 def p4BranchesInGit(branchesAreInRemotes=True):

@@ -560,13 +560,16 @@ def gitBranchExists(branch):
     return proc.wait() == 0;
 
 _gitConfig = {}
-def gitConfig(key, args = None): # set args to "--bool", for instance
+
+def gitConfig(key, args=None): # set args to "--bool", for instance
     if not _gitConfig.has_key(key):
-        argsFilter = ""
-        if args != None:
-            argsFilter = "%s " % args
-        cmd = "git config %s%s" % (argsFilter, key)
-        _gitConfig[key] = read_pipe(cmd, ignore_error=True).strip()
+        cmd = [ "git", "config" ]
+        if args:
+            assert(args == "--bool")
+            cmd.append(args)
+        cmd.append(key)
+        s = read_pipe(cmd, ignore_error=True)
+        _gitConfig[key] = s.strip()
     return _gitConfig[key]
 
 def gitConfigList(key):

@@ -561,17 +561,25 @@ def gitBranchExists(branch):
 
 _gitConfig = {}
 
-def gitConfig(key, args=None): # set args to "--bool", for instance
+def gitConfig(key):
     if not _gitConfig.has_key(key):
-        cmd = [ "git", "config" ]
-        if args:
-            assert(args == "--bool")
-            cmd.append(args)
-        cmd.append(key)
+        cmd = [ "git", "config", key ]
         s = read_pipe(cmd, ignore_error=True)
         _gitConfig[key] = s.strip()
     return _gitConfig[key]
 
+def gitConfigBool(key):
+    """Return a bool, using git config --bool.  It is True only if the
+       variable is set to true, and False if set to false or not present
+       in the config."""
+
+    if not _gitConfig.has_key(key):
+        cmd = [ "git", "config", "--bool", key ]
+        s = read_pipe(cmd, ignore_error=True)
+        v = s.strip()
+        _gitConfig[key] = v == "true"
+    return _gitConfig[key]
+
 def gitConfigList(key):
     if not _gitConfig.has_key(key):
         s = read_pipe(["git", "config", "--get-all", key], ignore_error=True)

@@ -722,8 +730,7 @@ def p4PathStartsWith(path, prefix):
     #
     # we may or may not have a problem. If you have core.ignorecase=true,
     # we treat DirA and dira as the same directory
-    ignorecase = gitConfig("core.ignorecase", "--bool") == "true"
-    if ignorecase:
+    if gitConfigBool("core.ignorecase"):
         return path.lower().startswith(prefix.lower())
     return path.startswith(prefix)
 

@@ -959,7 +966,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
         self.usage += " [name of git branch to submit into perforce depot]"
         self.origin = ""
         self.detectRenames = False
-        self.preserveUser = gitConfig("git-p4.preserveUser").lower() == "true"
+        self.preserveUser = gitConfigBool("git-p4.preserveUser")
         self.dry_run = False
         self.prepare_p4_only = False
         self.conflict_behavior = None

@@ -1068,7 +1075,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
             (user,email) = self.p4UserForCommit(id)
             if not user:
                 msg = "Cannot find p4 user for email %s in commit %s." % (email, id)
-                if gitConfig('git-p4.allowMissingP4Users').lower() == "true":
+                if gitConfigBool("git-p4.allowMissingP4Users"):
                     print "%s" % msg
                 else:
                     die("Error: %s\nSet git-p4.allowMissingP4Users to true to allow this." % msg)

@@ -1163,7 +1170,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
            message.  Return true if okay to continue with the submit."""
 
         # if configured to skip the editing part, just submit
-        if gitConfig("git-p4.skipSubmitEdit") == "true":
+        if gitConfigBool("git-p4.skipSubmitEdit"):
             return True
 
         # look at the modification time, to check later if the user saved

@@ -1179,7 +1186,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
 
         # If the file was not saved, prompt to see if this patch should
         # be skipped.  But skip this verification step if configured so.
-        if gitConfig("git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck") == "true":
+        if gitConfigBool("git-p4.skipSubmitEditCheck"):
             return True
 
         # modification time updated means user saved the file

@@ -1279,7 +1286,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
 
             # Patch failed, maybe it's just RCS keyword woes. Look through
             # the patch to see if that's possible.
-            if gitConfig("git-p4.attemptRCSCleanup","--bool") == "true":
+            if gitConfigBool("git-p4.attemptRCSCleanup"):
                 file = None
                 pattern = None
                 kwfiles = {}

@@ -1574,7 +1581,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
             sys.exit(128)
 
         self.useClientSpec = False
-        if gitConfig("git-p4.useclientspec", "--bool") == "true":
+        if gitConfigBool("git-p4.useclientspec"):
             self.useClientSpec = True
         if self.useClientSpec:
             self.clientSpecDirs = getClientSpec()

@@ -1614,7 +1621,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
             commits.append(line.strip())
         commits.reverse()
 
-        if self.preserveUser or (gitConfig("git-p4.skipUserNameCheck") == "true"):
+        if self.preserveUser or gitConfigBool("git-p4.skipUserNameCheck"):
             self.checkAuthorship = False
         else:
             self.checkAuthorship = True

@@ -1650,7 +1657,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
         else:
             self.diffOpts += " -C%s" % detectCopies
 
-        if gitConfig("git-p4.detectCopiesHarder", "--bool") == "true":
+        if gitConfigBool("git-p4.detectCopiesHarder"):
             self.diffOpts += " --find-copies-harder"
 
         #

@@ -1734,7 +1741,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
                                            "--format=format:%h %s",  c])
                 print "You will have to do 'git p4 sync' and rebase."
 
-        if gitConfig("git-p4.exportLabels", "--bool") == "true":
+        if gitConfigBool("git-p4.exportLabels"):
             self.exportLabels = True
 
         if self.exportLabels:

@@ -2834,7 +2841,7 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
             # will use this after clone to set the variable
             self.useClientSpec_from_options = True
         else:
-            if gitConfig("git-p4.useclientspec", "--bool") == "true":
+            if gitConfigBool("git-p4.useclientspec"):
                 self.useClientSpec = True
         if self.useClientSpec:
             self.clientSpecDirs = getClientSpec()

@@ -3074,7 +3081,7 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
                             sys.stdout.write("%s " % b)
                         sys.stdout.write("\n")
 
-        if gitConfig("git-p4.importLabels", "--bool") == "true":
+        if gitConfigBool("git-p4.importLabels"):
             self.importLabels = True
 
         if self.importLabels: