Bug 10883

Summary:	git not works with GIT_DIR and repository without .git
Product:	Sisyphus	Reporter:	nbr <nbr>
Component:	git	Assignee:	placeholder <placeholder>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	qa-sisyphus
Severity:	major
Priority:	P2	CC:	glebfm, ldv, placeholder
Version:	unstable
Hardware:	all
OS:	Linux

Description nbr 2007-02-20 16:56:34 MSK

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

Comment 1 Dmitry V. Levin 2007-02-20 18:12:25 MSK

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.