Need to set --work-tree

[ConradIrwin]

In addition to --git-dir, otherwise the current working tree will be used (if a .git directory is present, even if the --git-dir points elsewhere)

[davetron5000]

I have a fix for this (I think; I was having this problem, too, and this fix works)

http://github.com/davetron5000/grit/tree/add-work-tree

[ghost]

this is already in the smoke branch

[davetron5000]

Yup, I think my patch was added

[ghost]

it got reverted, as it broke github in some way. would be nice to get it in again

[lambda]

I ran into this problem, and have fixed it in lambda/grit@2736d20; I've submitted a pull request, so hopefully that will get reviewed and applied, or sent back to me to improve and re-submit.

[vrinek]

+1

[nand2]

+1

[nand2]

For info, I'm using this workaround:

mypath = '/xx/xx'
repo = Grit::Repo.new(mypath)
[..]
repo.git.reset({:env => {'GIT_WORK_TREE' => mypath}, :hard => true}, commit_id)

[bkeepers]

Grit is no longer maintained. See #183 and check out libgit2/rugged.