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Git push - select: Not enough memory

For a game development project we have a git repo which has large binary files. They vary between 10-70MB and ~700MB in total checkout size.

I'm using the following software:

  • Windows 7 64-bit
  • Git [git version 1.9.4.msysgit.2] + open-ssh
  • Tortoise windows client 64-bit

When I try to push (initial push) to github I get the following error (always around progress of ~170MB):

git.exe push -v --progress  "origin" master:master

Pushing to [email protected]:totallymorten/ue4-test.git
Counting objects: 407, done.
Delta compression using up to 8 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (402/402), done.
select: Not enough memory
fatal: sha1 file '<stdout>' write error: Invalid argument
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
error: failed to push some refs to '[email protected]:totallymorten/ue4-test.git'


git did not exit cleanly (exit code 1) (573007 ms @ 12-11-2014 16:50:48)

The funny thing is, that if I try exactly the same on my linux workstation it works!

I've tried all combinations of using Putty plink instead of OpenSSH, and I've also tried https:// for alternative protocol. Nothing has worked on windows so far. Though, I get another error message with https:// and I suspect I can increase the POST buffer size to make it work... but I would really prefer SSH.

I know there are various workarounds like sub-modules and git-annex, and there are other posts like:

git-clone memory allocation error

Repack of Git repository fails

but I've found nothing that really helps my issue.

Any comment appreciated,

Thanks,

Morten.

Solution

  • Ok, so I finally got it to work:

    • Installing CygWin 64-bit and then using the 64-bit version of git (just choose to install git when you select components) it works flawlessly.
    • A drawback is than you cannot use graphical clients like TortoiseGit with it. Some people have gotten it to work using a wrapper but I'm having difficulties getting everything to work... So I'll stick with the command line client for now.

    ** EDIT **

    Actually you CAN use sourcetree directly with CygWin + git 64-bit. Just point to the git executable in the sourcetree settings like this:

    • git binary: c:\cygwin64\bin
    • external dll: c:\cygwin64\bin

    And it works!!

    I had some problems with TortoiseGit though, but they were mostly:

    • TortoiseGit detects all files as "modified" when you do a "check for modification". Don't know if this is related to Cygwin.
    • When a file is modified, I cannot do an "Add" operation in TortoiseGit. I can commit it directly with the "Commit to master" menu action though..