Intermittent Repository.Merge() failure on SMB network share with "The system cannot find the file specified"
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Description
Hi,
We're using LibGit2Sharp 0.30.0 in .Net on Windows with a Git repository hosted on a SMB network share.
We're intermittently encountering an issue while executing the following merge:
Has anyone encountered similar behavior when using LibGit2Sharp with a repository hosted on an SMB network share? Is there any known limitation, recommended diagnostic logging, or workaround for this scenario?
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Research direction
Start by examining the Repository.Merge() entry point and reproducing the intermittent failure against a repository on an SMB share. No source file, test, or diagnostic configuration is named; done means identifying whether this is a known limitation and documenting a confirmed workaround or useful diagnostic findings.
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- Tech stack
- c, git
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Needs clarification
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