From 7eab38ca418155585b4aa6351aaae3d1d978ad3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://launchpad.net/~giomasce" Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:39:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- ...nex_add_error_with_Andrew_File_System.mdwn | 26 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/bugs/git_annex_add_error_with_Andrew_File_System.mdwn diff --git a/doc/bugs/git_annex_add_error_with_Andrew_File_System.mdwn b/doc/bugs/git_annex_add_error_with_Andrew_File_System.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7e4295ed2e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/git_annex_add_error_with_Andrew_File_System.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +### Please describe the problem. +I have a git annex clone on Andrew File System. I obtain an error when I try +to add a file to the annex: + +git-annex: test: createLink: unsupported operation (Invalid cross-device link) + +### What steps will reproduce the problem? +Create a test file with touch and add it with git annex add. + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? +git-annex 4.20130723 on Debian sid. + +### Please provide any additional information below. + +[[!format sh """ +gio@crack:~/nobackup/archive$ touch test +gio@crack:~/nobackup/archive$ git annex add test +add test +git-annex: test: createLink: unsupported operation (Invalid cross-device link) +failed +git-annex: add: 1 failed +gio@crack:~/nobackup/archive$ logout +"""]] + +It seems to me that AFS doesn't support hard links between different +directories.