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The trouble with "<code>git clone</code>" on FAT in ALT (on [[branch]]&nbsp;5.1, also on [[Sisyphus]]) is like this: <pre>
~ $ mount /mnt/usbmem1
~ $ mount | fgrep /mnt/usbmem1
/dev/sdb1 on /mnt/usbmem1 type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,noatime,flush,utf8,shortname=winnt,fmask=117,quiet,user=imz)
~ $ mkdir /mnt/usbmem1/test
~ $ cd /mnt/usbmem1/test
/mnt/usbmem1/test $ git clone ~/.emacs.d/site-start.d/
Cloning into site-start.d...
fatal: cannot symlink '/usr/share/git-core/hooks/applypatch-msg' '/mnt/usbmem1/test/site-start.d/.git/hooks/applypatch-msg.sample': Operation not permitted
/mnt/usbmem1/test $ rpm -q git-core
git-core-1.7.3.4-alt0.M51.1
/mnt/usbmem1/test $ 
</pre>

It's due to: <pre>
* Fri Sep 03 2010 Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux.org> 1.7.2.3-alt1
- Updated to maint v1.7.2.3.
- Relocated hooks to /usr/share/git-core/hooks/,
  converted template hooks to symlinks.
</pre>

The workaround: <pre>
/mnt/usbmem1/test $ GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR= git clone ~/.emacs.d/site-start.d/
Cloning into site-start.d...
done.
/mnt/usbmem1/test $ 
</pre>
(<code>GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR</code> is documented in "<code>man git-init</code>".)

Well, I don't perceive this as a bug, but of course, it's an inconvenience--to remember about the template dir parameter...

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