sds/overcommit · error · Overcommit::Exceptions::GitConfigError

Unable to read from local repo git config: #{result.stderr}

Error message

Unable to read from local repo git config: #{result.stderr}

What it means

Error "Unable to read from local repo git config: #{result.stderr}" thrown in sds/overcommit.

Source

Thrown at lib/overcommit/configuration.rb:224

      !stored_signature.empty?
    end

    # Returns whether this configuration should verify itself by checking the
    # stored configuration for the repo.
    #
    # @return [true,false]
    def verify_signatures?
      return false if ENV['OVERCOMMIT_NO_VERIFY']
      return true if @hash['verify_signatures'] != false

      result = Overcommit::Utils.execute(
        %W[git config --local --get #{verify_signature_config_key}]
      )

      if result.status == 1 # Key doesn't exist
        return true
      elsif result.status != 0
        raise Overcommit::Exceptions::GitConfigError,
              "Unable to read from local repo git config: #{result.stderr}"
      end

      # We don't cast since we want to allow anything to count as "true" except
      # a literal zero
      result.stdout.strip != '0'
    end

    # Update the currently stored signature for this hook.
    def update_signature!
      result = Overcommit::Utils.execute(
        %w[git config --local] + [signature_config_key, signature]
      )

      verify_signature_value = @hash['verify_signatures'] ? 1 : 0
      result &&= Overcommit::Utils.execute(
        %W[git config --local #{verify_signature_config_key} #{verify_signature_value}]
      )

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Solutions

1. Read the git stderr shown in the message for the underlying cause (corrupt config, permission denied, missing git binary) and fix it.
2. Check that the directory is a valid Git repository and that `.git/config` is readable by the current user.
3. Verify git is installed and on the PATH used by Overcommit.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/overcommit/configuration.rb:224 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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