If the git authors designed ping...

gistfile1.txt

UPDATE: Solved, looks like a bug in the version of 'git' distributed with OSX Lion.

  # OSX Lion version exhibits the problem
  $ /usr/bin/git version
  git version 1.7.7.5 (Apple Git-26)

  # pkgsrc version does not
  $ /usr/pkg/bin/git version
  git version 1.7.10.5

SUMMARY: Use my OSX Lion packages :)

  http://www.perkin.org.uk/posts/7000-packages-for-osx-lion.html

Original issue below:

Let's start with the status

  $ git status
  # On branch joyent_gccruntime
  # Untracked files:
  #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
  #
  #	math/pspp/patches/
  nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

That directory should not be listed, it hasn't changed in a long time.  It contains the files I expect it to:

  $ ls -1 math/pspp/patches/
  patch-aa
  patch-ad
  patch-lib_gtksheet_gtkitementry.c

Not that I expect this to fix it, but let's try 'git add' and see what changes.

  $ git add math/pspp/patches/
  <no output>

  $ git status
  # On branch joyent_gccruntime
  # Untracked files:
  #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
  #
  #	math/pspp/patches/
  nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

Nothing.  Weird.  Ok, so let's rm the directory, and see what happens then..

  $ rm -rf math/pspp/patches/

  $ git status
  # On branch joyent_gccruntime
  # Changes not staged for commit:
  #   (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  #   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
  #
  #	deleted:    math/pspp/patches/patch-aa
  #	deleted:    math/pspp/patches/patch-ad
  #	deleted:    math/pspp/patches/patch-lib_gtksheet_gtkitementry.c

So, git is clearly aware of these files, but I don't want to delete them.  Let's get them back..

  $ git checkout -- math/pspp/patches

Did that fix it?  No.

  $ git status
  # On branch joyent_gccruntime
  # Untracked files:
  #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
  #
  #	math/pspp/patches/
  nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

I've tried various combinations of reset, checkout, all to no avail.  Clues?