[PATCH v3 0/4] Fix locking issues on Windows with `git clone --dissociate`

This is version 3, adding that BUG! message if do_not_close was set.

Max, I still hope that this patch series helps also your use case!

Interdiff below the diffstat.

Johannes Schindelin (4):
  Demonstrate a Windows file locking issue with `git clone --dissociate`
  Consolidate code to close a pack's file descriptor
  Add a function to release all packs
  clone --dissociate: avoid locking pack files

 builtin/clone.c            |  4 +++-
 cache.h                    |  1 +
 sha1_file.c                | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 t/t5700-clone-reference.sh | 21 +++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index fe823fe..ca699d7 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c

@@ -810,7 +810,10 @@ void close_all_packs(void)
 	struct packed_git *p;
 
 	for (p = packed_git; p; p = p->next)
-		close_pack(p);
+		if (p->do_not_close)
+			die("BUG! Want to close pack marked 'do-not-close'");
+		else
+			close_pack(p);
 }
 
 

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