How do I get TeamCity to create the .git directory when cloning a repo for build?

xofz picture xofz · Jul 9, 2013 · Viewed 12.2k times · Source

I'm trying to run a custom command in my MSBuild file; it basically runs 'git log -10' and stores that commit info into a text file.

The problem is, when I try to run the build, it errors saying "fatal: Not a git repository". So I checked TeamCity's work directory for my project, and there is no .git directory!

Why doesn't TeamCity create the .git directory when it clones the repository? Is there a way to enable this?

edit: TeamCity version is 7.1.2; I'll try updating to 8.0.1 to see if there is an option available for this.

Answer

xofz picture xofz · Jul 9, 2013

I changed the VCS checkout mode from server to "automatically on agent" and it works now! Thanks to the answer for this question: Using git commands in a TeamCity Build Step.