git svn dcommit fails because of assertion error “svn_fspath__is_canonical(child_fspath)” (cygwin)

Question

I hope anybody can help me.

When I try to push my local git branch to the svn server this will always result into this error:

$ git svn dcommit
Comm         


        

Answer 1

I also had this problem (git version 1.8.3) and solved it by downgrading subversion to 1.7.9 (from 1.8.0).

Answer 2

An easy way to install patched version of git-svn from github:

1. Find the buggy script:

   find /usr -name Editor.pm
   

2. Replace it with patched version:

   cd /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.18.1/Git/SVN
   mv Editor.pm Editor.pm.bak
   wget https://raw.github.com/git/git/2394e94e831991348688831a384b088a424c7ace/perl/Git/SVN/Editor.pm
   

Answer 3

I've managed how to solve this problem w/o downgrading svn. Error msg was like this:

git svn dcommit
Committing to http://...
        C       File1.hpp => File2.hpp

ERROR from SVN:
RA layer request failed: PUT request on '...File2.hpp' failed: 409 Conflict...

then I've rebased just before this commit, removed File1.hpp, made new commit and in next one just added File2.hpp like a new one. After this git svn dcommit wasn't complaining anymore.