#806644 git-annex: can't add files with names >= 127 characters

Package:
git-annex
Source:
git-annex
Description:
manage files with git, without checking their contents into git
Submitter:
Michael Gold
Date:
2015-11-29 23:03:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#806644#5
Date:
2015-11-29 18:22:33 UTC
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'git annex add' no longer works for filenames of 127 characters or more.
I have longer names in my repository, so it must be a recent regression.
A workaround is to add with a shorter name and use 'git mv'.

$ touch AAAAAAAABBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIJJJJJJJJKKKKKKKKLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOPPPPPPP
$ git annex add AAAAAAAABBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIJJJJJJJJKKKKKKKKLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOPPPPPPP
add AAAAAAAABBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIJJJJJJJJKKKKKKKKLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOPPPPPPP
git-annex: ../../../../.git/annex/objects/Jx/11/SHA1-s0--da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709/SHA1-s0--da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709: createSymbolicLink: invalid argument (File name too long)
failed
git-annex: add: 1 failed
$ touch AAAAAAAABBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIJJJJJJJJKKKKKKKKLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOPPPPPP
$ git annex add AAAAAAAABBBBBBBBCCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIJJJJJJJJKKKKKKKKLLLLLLLLMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOPPPPPP
$

- Michael
#806644#10
Date:
2015-11-29 22:59:26 UTC
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When people complain of 127 characters and filesystems, my first thought
is "encfs" and my second thought is an expletive.