Re: [Boost-testing] [EXTERNAL] Re: error encountered running run.py

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] [EXTERNAL] Re: error encountered running run.py
From: Niklas Angare (li51ckf02_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-11-07 19:19:47

"Aparna Kumta" <aparna.kumta_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I am able to start downloading the  files, however, I see the following 
> git error.
> # Executing GIT command: /home/akumta/BOOST_REGRESSION/boost_root> git 
> checkout "develop"
> Already on 'develop'
> Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/develop'.
> # Executing GIT command: /home/akumta/BOOST_REGRESSION/boost_root> git 
> submodule foreach "git reset --quiet --hard; git clean -fxd"
> Entering 'libs/accumulators'
> error: unknown option `hard;'
> usage: git reset [--mixed | --soft | --hard | --merge | --keep] [-q] 
> [<commit>]
>    or: git reset [-q] <tree-ish> [--] <paths>...
>    or: git reset --patch [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...]
>
>     -q, --quiet           be quiet, only report errors
>     --mixed               reset HEAD and index
>     --soft                reset only HEAD
>     --hard                reset HEAD, index and working tree
>     --merge               reset HEAD, index and working tree
>     --keep                reset HEAD but keep local changes
>     -p, --patch           select hunks interactively
>
> Stopping at 'libs/accumulators'; script returned non-zero status.
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/home/akumta/BOOST_REGRESSION/tools_regression_src/regression.py", 
> line 917, in git_checkout
>     self.git_command( 'submodule foreach', 'git reset --quiet --hard ; git 
> clean -fxd')
>
>  File "/home/akumta/BOOST_REGRESSION/tools_regression_src/regression.py", 
> line 899, in git_command
>     raise Exception( 'GIT command "%s" failed with code %d' % (git_cli, 
> rc) )
> Exception: GIT command "git submodule foreach "git reset --quiet --hard; 
> git clean -fxd"" failed with code 256
> %
>
> The git version I am using is 1.8.5.

The semicolon after --hard is being interpreted incorrectly for some reason. 
git should be passing the command line "git reset --quiet --hard; git 
clean -fxd" to the shell, which in turn should interpret it as two commands 
"git reset --quiet --hard" and "git clean -fxd".

Try running the following command manually in the boost_root directory:
git submodule foreach "git reset --quiet --hard; git clean -fxd"

Experiment with changes to the command to get it to work. Does your shell 
handle semicolon? Could it be a quoting problem? Does replacing " with ' fix 
it?

Regards,

Niklas Angare