Re: Why does make run git?

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:39:24 -0700 Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote: 

PE> Ted Zlatanov wrote:

>> 'build-aux/git-hooks/commit-msg' -> '.git/hooks/commit-msg'
>> cp: cannot create regular file '.git/hooks/commit-msg': No such file or 
>> directory
>> ERROR: Job failed: exit code 1
>> #+end_src
>> 
>> So it looks like it assumes that `.git/hooks' exists. I don't know why
>> that's not true in the GitLab checkout.

PE> I don't know why either. I wonder what other compatibility mines remain
PE> unexploded in the GitLab field?

The GitLab build is working now, and I'll try to fix or mention any
future CI issues when we migrate to our own GitLab CE server.

PE> Anyway, I installed the attached, which should
PE> work around this particular problem without having to complicate the
PE> configuration instructions.

Thank you very much for working on this.

Ted