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Eclipse create git repository failure

For one of my projects, when I try to create a git repository using these steps: select Team → Share Project → Git I would get this error:

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Checking Eclipse error log view shows the following exception:

org.eclipse.jgit.errors.NoWorkTreeException: Bare Repository has neither a working tree, nor an index at org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository.getWorkTree(Repository.java:1235) at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.sharing.ExistingOrNewPage.fillTreeItemWithGitDirectory(ExistingOrNewPage.java:518) at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.sharing.ExistingOrNewPage.createControl(ExistingOrNewPage.java:353) at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.Wizard.createPageControls(Wizard.java:174) at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.createPageControls(WizardDialog.java:736) at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.setWizard(WizardDialog.java:1182) at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.updateForPage(WizardDialog.java:1241) at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.access$4(WizardDialog.java:1238) at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog$8.run(WizardDialog.java:1227) at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70) at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.showPage(WizardDialog.java:1225) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.wizards.ConfigureProjectWizardMainPage$2.doubleClick(ConfigureProjectWizardMainPage.java:156) at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer$1.run(StructuredViewer.java:845) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.JFaceUtil$1.run(JFaceUtil.java:49) at org.eclipse.jface.util.SafeRunnable.run(SafeRunnable.java:175) at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.fireDoubleClick(StructuredViewer.java:843) at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.handleDoubleSelect(StructuredViewer.java:1134) at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer$4.widgetDefaultSelected(StructuredViewer.java:1246) at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.fireDefaultSelectionEvent(OpenStrategy.java:249) at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.access$0(OpenStrategy.java:246) at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy$1.handleEvent(OpenStrategy.java:307) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1057) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4170) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3759) at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:826) at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:802) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.wizards.ConfigureProjectWizard.openWizard(ConfigureProjectWizard.java:224) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.wizards.ConfigureProjectWizard.shareProjects(ConfigureProjectWizard.java:124) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.actions.ConfigureProjectAction$1.run(ConfigureProjectAction.java:39) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.actions.TeamAction$3.run(TeamAction.java:266) at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.actions.TeamAction.run(TeamAction.java:263) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.actions.ConfigureProjectAction.execute(ConfigureProjectAction.java:33) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.actions.TeamAction.run(TeamAction.java:515) at org.eclipse.team.internal.ui.actions.TeamAction.runWithEvent(TeamAction.java:549) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PluginAction.runWithEvent(PluginAction.java:241) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:584) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:501) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:411) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1057) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4170) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3759) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1113) at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:997) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:138) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:610) at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:567) at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:150) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:124) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:354) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:181) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:636) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:591) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1450)

I can set up git repo for other projects without issue, how do I "reset" the state of this project so I can successfully set git repo? Thanks.

Solution

  • The OP Kai comments

    I think it's caused by some glitch in workspace setting:

    • merely removing the project from workspace,
    • moving it to another directory,
    • importing it back (with copy),

    and voila the git repo is now magically found. –

    If it was really a bare repo, then you would need to convert your bare repo into a non-bare one, in order to be able to check it out, and to import the checked out files in Eclipse.

    cd /path/to/yourRepo.git
cd ..
mkdir yourRepo
mv yourRepo.git yourRepo
cd yourRepo
git config --local --bool core.bare false
git reset HEAD -- .

    That error message should be displayed only if you had a (bare) repo in the path you mention when sharing your project.