fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories)

[johannesjo]

Troubleshooting

Check here for complete log:
https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity/runs/3685017502?check_suite_focus=true

Behaviour

When executing git commands I get the error

Expected behaviour

Git command works as intended.

Actual behaviour

Does not work.

Configuration

• Repository URL (if public): https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity
• Build URL (if public): https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity/runs/3685017502?check_suite_focus=true

name: Publish Docker image To hub.docker

on:
  release:
    types: [published]
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs: null

jobs:
  push_to_registry:
    name: Push Docker image to Docker Hub
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check out the repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
        uses: docker/login-action@v1
        with:
          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}

      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@98669ae865ea3cffbcbaa878cf57c20bbf1c6c38
        with:
          images: johannesjo/super-productivity

      - name: Build and push Docker image
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
        with:
          context: .
          push: true
          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
          build-args: |
            BUILDKIT_CONTEXT_KEEP_GIT_DIR=1

Logs

https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity/runs/3685017502?check_suite_focus=true

[thaJeztah]

Your repository looks to have a .dockerignore that excludes the .git directory, but some script that's running inside your Docker build uses .git to detect the version; https://github.com/johannesjo/super-productivity/blob/3380b815adabc8041e51cc6764f92e62c45f8a01/.dockerignore#L2

#14 0.968 > superProductivity@7.6.0-rc.1 prebuild /app
#14 0.968 > node ./tools/git-version.js
#14 0.968 
#14 1.022 fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
#14 1.027 child_process.js:674
#14 1.027     throw err;
#14 1.027     ^

Excluding .git is generally recommended (to prevent it being added to your Docker image and to speed up your builds) , but it your build needs information from .git (information about the current commit, or tag), you may want to pass that information to your docker build (e.g. through a build-arg)

[johannesjo]

Ah alright! Thank you very much for the explanation and quick help!