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How clone a repository containing symlinks [message #1454616]

Tue, 28 October 2014 15:35

paolo di tommaso

Messages: 22
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

When I clone a repository with the JGit api (v. 3.5.1) symlinks are created as normal files instead of linking their respective targets.

My code looks like the following snippet:
Quote:

Git.cloneRepository()
.setURI(gitRepoUrl)
.setDirectory(localPath)
.call()

What's wrong with it? I'm missing some options?

Cheers,
Paolo

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Re: How clone a repository containing symlinks [message #1454629 is a reply to message #1454616]

Tue, 28 October 2014 15:52

Christian Halstrick

Messages: 274
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

on which platform are you trying this

Ciao
Chris

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Re: How clone a repository containing symlinks [message #1454634 is a reply to message #1454629]

Tue, 28 October 2014 15:56

paolo di tommaso

Messages: 22
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I'm running Mac OSX (10.9.5)

I think it's not a problem of Mac, because I've double checked with jgit.sh (the embedded version) and it works fine.

best, p

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Re: How clone a repository containing symlinks [message #1454690 is a reply to message #1454634]

Tue, 28 October 2014 17:09

Christian Halstrick

Messages: 274
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

how does the classpath of your program look like. JGit can handle symlinks only if the optional org.eclipse.jgit.java7*.jar is on the classpath. jgit.sh has this jar included, but maybe not your program

Ciao
Chris

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