10883 2007-02-20 16:56:27 +0300 git not works with GIT_DIR and repository without .git 2008-07-21 12:35:45 +0400 1 1 4 Development Sisyphus git unstable all Linux CLOSED NOTABUG P2 major --- 1 nbr placeholder glebfm ldv placeholder vt qa-sisyphus oldest_to_newest 45598 0 nbr 2007-02-20 16:56:34 +0300 Git dishonours GIT_DIR where gitdir doesn't contain .git at all. Note: git-repo-config core.bare false didn't help also. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Make GIT_DIR pointing to some directory, not starting with "." 2.cd to some other dir 3.git-reset -hard Actual Results: fatal: /usr/bin/git-reset cannot be used without a working tree. Expected Results: some other tree filled with working dir contents 45602 1 ldv 2007-02-20 18:12:25 +0300 git-reset --hard cannot be used without a working tree. When you specify GIT_DIR out of your working tree, git-reset just fails to find it.