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git-svn rebase "File name too long"

I'm running

$ git svn rebase

After couple of minutes it's finished fetching and started rebasing. And I have got next error message:

First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it...
error: cannot stat '$73_chars_4_deep_levels_path_with_spaces/$180_chars_file_name_looks_cutted_with_spaces_too': File name too long
error: cannot stat '$73_chars_4_deep_levels_path_with_spaces/$180_chars_file_name_looks_cutted_with_spaces_too': File name too long
error: cannot stat '$73_chars_4_deep_levels_path_with_spaces/$180_chars_file_name_looks_cutted_with_spaces_too': File name too long
could not detach HEAD
rebase refs/remotes/git-svn: command returned error: 1

I read the following question "git checkout-index: unable to create file (File name too long)"

It is closely relative to me, but doesn't solving my problem.

Nor 

git ls-files --stage

nor

git ls-files

doesn't found problem "$180_chars_file_name_looks_cutted_with_spaces_too" file. Also I can't rename files (by some kind of politic decisions) as said by bdonlan in his solution.

Is there are any workarounds or solutions except download each folder to separate SVN-repo and merge through grafts?

UPDATE

I have tried all of above at

MacOsX 10.6
git version 1.7.9.6
svn, version 1.7.4 (r1295709)

And commiters are doing they job from Windows with NTFS

UPDATE 2

I did some research. I think the problem lies in UTF-8 chars. I've tried to create new file

$ touch "$180_chars_file_name_looks_cutted_with_spaces_too"
$ ls
132_chars_file_name_with_numbers_at_the_end

File looks corrupted. It has some numbers at the end. You may reproduce it, for example:

$ touch "яяяяяяяяя яя яяяя яя яяяяяяяяяя яяяяяяяяя я яяяяяя я яяя яяяяяяяяя яяяяяяяяяяяяя яяяяяяяя я яяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяя яяяяяя яя яяяяяя яяяяяяяяяяяяя яяяяяяяя яяяяя яяяяяя я яяя яяяяя яяя"
$ ls
яяяяяяяяя яя яяяя яя яяяяяяяяяя яяяяяяяяя я яяяяяя я яяя яяяяяяяяя яяяяяяяяяяяяя яяяяяяяя я яяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяяя яяяяяя яя яяяяяя яяяя#464CDD8

When successfully opened "132_chars_file_name_with_numbers_at_the_end" by vim editor and edited it. But when I entered ":wq" file disappeared.

Now I think I found the root of my problem, but life doesn't going easier after that )

Solution

  • Finally, I found as elegant solution as possible in my situation. I have created ExFat dmg-image by MacOs Disk utility. After that I mounted new image-file and copied my git-repo into it. It works more better than Cygwin under VirtualBox.

    Also, I've tried to use NTFS, but I have taken fiasco. Nor NTFS-3G, nor Tuxero driver doesn't support long UTF-names. The same story with Linux and ReiserFS.