Libgit2 ERROR: AssertionError: name == "helper"

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#1

Cloning a repo when instantiating generated the above error. Any idea what to do?

(ACol) pkg> add https://github.com/PetrKryslUCSD/HelmBEM.jl.git
     Cloning git-repo `https://github.com/PetrKryslUCSD/HelmBEM.jl.git`
ERROR: AssertionError: name == "helper"
Stacktrace:
  [1] credential_helpers(cfg::LibGit2.GitConfig, cred::LibGit2.GitCredential)
    @ LibGit2 C:\Users\pkonl\VSCode_Julia_portable\assets\julia-1.7.2\share\julia\stdlib\v1.7\LibGit2\src\gitcredential.jl:224

Julia 1.7.2 on Windows 10.

Ping: Does anyone know what is going on? It keeps occurring with 1.8 too.

#2

Is there a minimal working repo publically available to reproduce this?

Something to do with your setup running Julia under VSCode_Julia_portable ?
(x-ref: Libgit2 ERROR: AssertionError: name == "helper" · Issue #45693 · JuliaLang/julia · GitHub)

#3

Unfortunately, the setup is not minimal.

The error might have something to do with the .gitconfig: Libgit2 ERROR: AssertionError: name == "helper" · Issue #45693 · JuliaLang/julia · GitHub

#4

There is a solution of sorts: Libgit2 ERROR: AssertionError: name == "helper" · Issue #45693 · JuliaLang/julia · GitHub