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Chapter 7. Known issues

There is currently a known issue when starting workspaces that clone private Git repositories. After successfully cloning and reading the remote Git repository, the project-clone container fails to checkout a specified Git revision, for example a feature branch or PR branch. As a result of this error, the remote Git repository is cloned into a temporary directory named project-clone-<random_characters>.

Note

In OpenShift Dev Spaces, users have two ways to specify a Git revision for a new workspace:

  • By adding a checkoutFrom section in the devfile.
  • By visiting or entering the URL of a feature branch or pull request in the browser or in the OpenShift Dev Spaces dashboard.

Workaround

  • If you are using a checkoutFrom section in the devfile, then do as follows:

    1. Before starting a new workspace, remove or comment out the checkoutFrom section from the devfile.
    2. After the repository is cloned, switch to the desired revision.

  • If you are using the URL of a feature branch or pull request to start a new workspace, then do as follows:

    1. When starting a new workspace, enter the URL of the repository without any branch syntax.
    2. After the repository is cloned, switch to the desired revision.

Additional resources

Currently, there is a known issue with the Java Gradle sample in restricted environments. Running the 1-build command to build an application might result in the FAILURE: Build failed with an exception error and failure to load a native library or not resolving a plug-in artifact in plug-in repositories. There is currently no workaround for this issue.

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