Cannot save config file FileBasedConfig[H:\.config\jgit\config]: java.io.IOException: Creating directories for H:\.config\jgit failed

[Crown0815]

Running environment

• Git Machete plugin version - 3.1.0
• IDE - JetBrains Rider 2022.2.3
• Operating system - Windows 10 10.0

IDEA - stack trace

Cannot save config file 'FileBasedConfig[H:\.config\jgit\config]'

java.io.IOException: Creating directories for H:\.config\jgit failed
	at org.eclipse.jgit.util.FileUtils.mkdirs(FileUtils.java:413)
	at org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.file.LockFile.lock(LockFile.java:140)
	at org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file.FileBasedConfig.save(FileBasedConfig.java:184)
	at org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS$FileStoreAttributes.saveToConfig(FS.java:761)
	at org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS$FileStoreAttributes.lambda$5(FS.java:443)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)

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[PawelLipski]

Ouch seems that it's another such occurrence, after #805 ☹️

[PawelLipski]

@Crown0815 before we think of a more proper fix... could you first try the fix suggested in https://stackoverflow.com/a/66818045/2750812? I.e. setting up HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH to point to a place where your user has writing permissions (as apparently, your system user can't write directly under H:\)?

[PawelLipski]

Also... does it actually make the Git Machete plugin unusable in any way? or is it just a matter of exception being reported with no further consequences (esp. that the failing org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS$FileStoreAttributes.saveToConfig call happens on a separate thread)?

[Crown0815]

@PawelLipski I can write to H:\ without any issues. I'd like to keep the paths as they are, since other tools rely on some configs there (e.g., git itself).
It looks like the Git Machete plugin works fine. I am not an expert in the tool, but so far, anything I tried to do worked.

[PawelLipski]

It looks like the Git Machete plugin works fine. I

Okay, good to know 😌

I can write to H:\ without any issues.

If you could check one more thing... are you able to create H:\.config\ (and then H:\.config\jgit\) directories manually? 🤔 if you are, this should obviously work around the issue for your system once and for all (ofc doesn't explain why JGit wasn't able to create these directories in the first place 🤔)

[Crown0815]

are you able to create H:\.config\

@PawelLipski that is the issue. I just checked and the folder .config already exists. However, I am running in a remote setting where H:\ is synched to my computer. This synchronization appears to be incomplete (I have to ask the system admin why). As a consequence, .config exists but is inaccessible.

[PawelLipski]

Okay... closing the issue then as for now