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Windows read-only temp pack file cleanup fixes

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 116384

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #116655. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs address failures to remove stale temporary git pack files on Windows, where read-only file attributes cause unlink to fail silently. Proposed fixes involve clearing the read-only bit before unlinking and improving logging for skipped files.

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  • #116655 fix(update): stale git pack temps are actually removed on Windows and skipped files are logged at WARNING (#116384, salvage #116388)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/gitlock.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gitlock_tmp_packs.py

  • #116948 fix(checkpoints): prune sweeps tmp_pack debris left by timed-out store gcs (#115410, salvage #115416)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/gitlock.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gitlock_tmp_packs.py, tests/tools/test_checkpoint_manager.py, tools/checkpoint_manager.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2

  • #116388 fix(cli): clear the write bit before unlinking read-only pack temps on Windows · done elsewhere → 137cbb7, #116948, #115410, #115416
  • #116391 fix(gitlock): clear read-only bit before unlink on Windows (#116384) · done elsewhere → 137cbb7, #116948, #115410, #115416
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#116384clear_stale_tmp_packs() (#95928) silently removes nothing on Windows: git pack temps are read-only, unlink raises EACCES/13, and the skip is logged at debug
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#116655, #116948
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2 PRs closed without merging
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20 Sep 2026

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