Sourcetree git svn not working on OS X Mavericks?
Asked by Bogdan Oltean:

Pulling in a git svn repository gives following error:

git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false -c credential.helper=sourcetree svn rebase

Can't locate SVN/Core.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/git/lib/perl5/site_perl /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/lib/perl5/site_perl /Library/Perl/5.16/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Library/Perl/5.16 /Network/Library/Perl/5.16/darwin-thread-multi-2level /Network/Library/Perl/5.16 /Library/Perl/Updates/5.16.2 /System/Library/Perl/5.16/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/5.16 /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.16/darwin-thread-multi-2level /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.16 .) at /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/lib/perl5/site_perl/Git/SVN/Editor.pm line 5.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/lib/perl5/site_perl/Git/SVN/Editor.pm line 5.

Compilation failed in require at /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 81.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/libexec/git-core/git-svn line 81.

Completed with errors, see above

In terminal git svn works just fine. Also I reinstalled Sourcetree but it doesn't help.


Answers:
author: Andreas Hoffmann
body: Following that article and using system git in Sourcetree solved that for me:

blog.victorquinn.com/fix-git-svn-in-mountain-lion

comments: author: Jason Kurian
body: This worked for me too, thank you! Do you have any idea why I might be having branching issues:

```
git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false -c credential.helper=sourcetree checkout -b http --track http fatal: Cannot setup tracking information; starting point 'http' is not a branch.Completed with errors, see above
```


author: drogar
body: I was able get it working without changing from SourceTree's included git by making the links in slightly different locations. The commands I used were:

```
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perlcd /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perlsudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Perl/5.16/darwin-thread-multi-2level/SVN SVNsudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Perl/5.16/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/ auto
```

Depending on your treatment of /usr/local, you may not need the sudo.

comments: author: Imran Saadi
body: Thank you!! This was the fix that worked for me.


author: jamesdlow
body: I had to use this method, since the link @Andreas Hoffmann only linked the /auto/SVN, and I also need the /SVN to get it to work with Sourcetree 2.0.2 on Yosemite.


author: Pierre B?ttner
body: Hello Gents,

I?m working with the current version of Mavericks as well as XCODE and SourceTree.

After I have installed all packages I have had add the git folder and afterwards I have set the symlinks.

But if I try to clone a repository, I got the following message:

'tempfile' can't be called as a method at /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/lib/perl5/site_perl/[Git.pm](http://Git.pm) line 1042.

Can anybody help?

Cheers,

Pierre


author: Fredrik_?lund
body: I still get this error with the latest version of Sourcetree and macOS Mojave. Git-svn from the command line works just fine. Is this not solved yet?


author: borgardsd
body: Hi everybody,

I have the same problem as Pierre, OS 10.10 and current versions of Xcode and SourceTree.

'tempfile' can't be called as a method at /usr/local/git/lib/perl5/site_perl/[Git.pm](http://Git.pm) line 1094.

Can anybody help?

Thanks, Dietmar

comments: author: borgardsd
body: Command line from Terminal works... :(


author: Mac User
body: Hi Dietmar, Did you get any solution ? I am getting same error and command line works for me too.


author: nekno
body: I was able to get it working by using the blog post from [@Andreas](https://answers.atlassian.com/users/101797/andreas-hoffmann/), with one additional link to the git **share** folder to eliminate all errors/warnings. The benefit of using the symbolic links as outlined in the blog post is that it keeps all the links specific to the 5.16 version of Perl, instead of taking over your default **/usr/local/** install.

Unfortunately, it didn't work to link to the git included in SourceTree by just linking **/usr/local/git** to /**Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local**. It doesn't include Perl 5.16.

```
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/gitsudo ln -s /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/share /usr/local/git/sharesudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Perl/5.16/darwin-thread-multi-2level/SVN /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.16/SVNsudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Perl/5.16/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/SVN/ /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.16/auto/SVN
```

**Update as of Mac OS** **10.10.2** **, Xcode 6.2, Perl 5.18, SourceTree** **2.0.5.2:**

Xcode 6.2 now includes Perl 5.18:

```
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/gitsudo ln -s /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/git_local/share /usr/local/git/sharesudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/SVN /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.18/SVNsudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/auto/SVN/ /System/Library/Perl/Extras/5.18/auto/SVN
```