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Tested on Windows (binary & pip install) in Windows Terminal (Powershell) and in Git Bash.
Issue
I tried to run "dvc init" in a repository that had an ".*" entry in its .gitignore. With -v flag, it fails with the following message:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dvc\main.py", line 49, in main
File "dvc\command\init.py", line 21, in run
File "dvc\repo__init.py", line 155, in init
File "dvc\repo\init.py", line 108, in init
File "dvc\scm\git__init.py", line 194, in add
File "site-packages\git\index\base.py", line 740, in add
File "site-packages\git\util.py", line 68, in wrapper
File "site-packages\git\index\util.py", line 91, in set_git_working_dir
File "site-packages\git\index\base.py", line 626, in _entries_for_paths
File "site-packages\git\index\base.py", line 587, in _store_path
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden: '.dvc\.gitignore'
Steps to reproduce:
- mkdir example
- cd example
- git init
- echo ".*" >> .gitignore
- dvc init -v # this fails!
this is how I fixed it: - echo "!.dvc" >> .gitignore
- dvc init -fv
What's confusing is that after step 5, .dvc exists and has a few items in there. .dvc/config is even committed to git. That's why I didn't consider that my .gitignore could have anything to do with it. I only figured out the reason with the help of skshetry in Discord (thanks!). It would have been helpful if there was a better error message, or the documentation would mention that ".dvc" can't be under .gitignore.
jorgeorpinel, pmrowla and Dervun
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bugDid we break something?Did we break something?enhancementEnhances DVCEnhances DVCp3-nice-to-haveIt should be done this or next sprintIt should be done this or next sprintuiuser interface / interactionuser interface / interaction