Can't clone repository on Windows
AlexanderKaschta opened this issue · 3 comments
AlexanderKaschta commented
Describe the bug
git clone https://github.com/PhiLFitters/kafe2.git fails with the following error message
error: invalid path 'doc/kafe2_paper:_A_Modern_Tool_for_Model_Fitting_in_Physics_Lab_Courses.pdf'
fatal: unable to checkout working tree
To Reproduce
- Get a Windows instance
- Run
git clone https://github.com/PhiLFitters/kafe2.git
Expected behavior
A successful git clone
Traceback
error: invalid path 'doc/kafe2_paper:_A_Modern_Tool_for_Model_Fitting_in_Physics_Lab_Courses.pdf'
fatal: unable to checkout working tree
System:
- OS: Windows 10
- Git: 2.30.1
Additional context
It's not allowed to have a colon : in filenames on Windows, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#:~:text=Use%20any%20character%20in%20the,%3E%20(greater%20than) . I will create a merge request for this.
cverstege commented
🤦 Just windows things
Thanks for noticing this.
AlexanderKaschta commented
I've replaced the colon with an underscore. The merge request #230 is ready for review.
cverstege commented
It will be merged into master with the next release