keybase / keybase/client

Git pull stuck on Initializing Keybase... done. under Windows with cygwin

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Description

After pushing a repository from Linux, I cannot pull it from Windows with cygwin because git gets stuck after:

$ git pull
Initializing Keybase... done.

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported git pull on Windows under Cygwin after pushing the repository from Linux, using the shown “Initializing Keybase... done.” output as the stopping point. Trace the Windows/Cygwin client path responsible for this initialization and verify that pulling completes successfully without hanging.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, go
Domain
devtools, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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