I have git v.2.26.2-82 installed on uss, and it works fine until now for "usual" git commands like git clone, branch, commit, merge etc.

I now try "git submodule" for the first time and it returns this error :
(my userid is EPLMOH)
bash EPLMOH@MVSS:~/work/DSC$ git submodule status
fatal: 'submodule' appears to be a git command, but we were not able to execute it. Maybe git-submodule is broken?

I have this $PATH:
/bin:
/usr/lpp/java/J8.0_64/bin:
/usr/lpp/ported/python/bin:
/bin: /usr/lpp/java2140/J1.4/bin:
/usr/lpp/Printsrv/bin:
/usr/lpp/Tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/:
/usr/lpp/wmqi/bin/:
/usr/lpp/lotus/bin:
/usr/lpp/lotus/bin/tools:
/local/eposd/notesdata:
/usr/local/bin:
.:
/_PRDS/ZOAUTIL/SBGYZFS/bin:
/u/eplmoh:
/usr/lpp:
/usr/lpp/IBM/MVSS/UssTools/git/usr/lpp/Rocket/rsusr/ported/bin/: <---- git
/usr/lpp/IBM/MVSS/UssTools/git/usr/lpp/Rocket/rsusr/ported/libexec/git-core: <---- git
/usr/lpp/ported/apache-ant/bin:
/usr/lpp/ported/autoconf/bin:
/usr/lpp/ported/automake/bin:

Actual path to git via "type -p" - so I am using the correct one
bash EPLMOH@MVSS:~/work$ type -p git
/usr/lpp/IBM/MVSS/UssTools/git/usr/lpp/Rocket/rsusr/ported/bin/git



bash EPLMOH@MVSS:/usr/lpp/IBM/MVSS/UssTools/git/usr/lpp/Rocket/rsusr/ported/libexec/git-core$ ls -laT
total 739824
                    drwxr-xr-x   3 BPXROOT  OMVS        8192 Oct 13  2023 .
                    drwxr-xr-x   3 BPXROOT  OMVS        8192 Oct 13  2023 ..
- untagged    T=off -rwxr-xr-x   1 BPXROOT  OMVS     24825856 Oct 13  2023 git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-add -> git
- untagged    T=off -rwxr-xr-x   1 BPXROOT  OMVS       49564 Oct 13  2023 git-add--interactive
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-am -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-annotate -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-apply -> git
- untagged    T=off -rwxr-xr-x   1 BPXROOT  OMVS       38075 Oct 13  2023 git-archimport
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-archive -> git
- untagged    T=off -rwxr-xr-x   1 BPXROOT  OMVS        8296 Oct 13  2023 git-bisect                        <------------- not ok
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-bisect--helper -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-blame -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-branch -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-bundle -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-cat-file -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-check-attr -> git

- untagged    T=off -rwxr-xr-x   1 BPXROOT  OMVS       25975 Oct 13  2023 git-submodule                    <------------ not ok
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-submodule--helper -> git
- untagged    T=off -rwxr-xr-x   1 BPXROOT  OMVS       65582 Oct 13  2023 git-svn
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-switch -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-symbolic-ref -> git
                    lrwxrwxrwx   1 10546    OMVS           3 Oct 13  2023 git-tag -> git                    <------------ ok 

bash EPLMOH@MVSS:/usr/lpp/IBM/MVSS/UssTools/git/usr/lpp/Rocket/rsusr/ported/libexec/git-core$ git bisect <------------ works not
fatal: 'bisect' appears to be a git command, but we were not
able to execute it. Maybe git-bisect is broken?

bash EPLMOH@MVSS:~/work/DSC$ git tag                          <-------------- works fine
error: cannot run less: EDC5129I No such file or directory.
bash EPLMOH@MVSS:~/work/DSC$

My question is:
as file git-submodule contains a bash shell script - should this file and other ones be -untagged ?
Or should they be tagged with "chtag -t -c iso8859-1 ..file" ?
and is this file tagging included in the ported Rocket install procedure so that it is not completed somehow ?

TIA, Morten

I managed to fix the problem - since this post sent yesterday:

/git/libexec/git-core$ ls -laT
total 50048
                    drwxrwxr--   2 EPLMOH   SP64DS      8192 Oct  9 15:03 .
                    drwxrwxr--   3 EPLMOH   SP64DS      8192 Oct  9 13:30 ..
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     49564 Oct 13  2023 git-add--interactive
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     38075 Oct 13  2023 git-archimport
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      8296 Oct 13  2023 git-bisect
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     14026 Oct 13  2023 git-cvsexportcommit
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     33196 Oct 13  2023 git-cvsimport
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS    163808 Oct 13  2023 git-cvsserver
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      2242 Oct 13  2023 git-difftool--helper
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     16337 Oct 13  2023 git-filter-branch
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     22403 Oct 13  2023 git-instaweb
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     16407 Oct 13  2023 git-legacy-stash
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      2483 Oct 13  2023 git-merge-octopus
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      3701 Oct 13  2023 git-merge-one-file
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS       950 Oct 13  2023 git-merge-resolve
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     10303 Oct 13  2023 git-mergetool
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      9201 Oct 13  2023 git-mergetool--lib
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS       116 Oct 13  2023 git-p4
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      2650 Oct 13  2023 git-parse-remote
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      3699 Oct 13  2023 git-quiltimport
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     29597 Oct 13  2023 git-rebase--preserve-merges
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      4127 Oct 13  2023 git-request-pull
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     59344 Oct 13  2023 git-send-email
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      2495 Oct 13  2023 git-sh-i18n
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      9302 Oct 13  2023 git-sh-setup
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     25975 Oct 13  2023 git-submodule
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS     65582 Oct 13  2023 git-svn
t ISO8859-1   T=on  -rwxrwxr--   1 EPLMOH   SP64DS      4407 Oct 13  2023 git-web--browse

Hi Morten,

I did not find this problem for either the git conda 
package or the SMPE installation of Rocket Open AppDev for Z.

Which version of the distribution are you using?

Thanks,
Alexander

Hi Alexander

thx for prompt reply. 
I am using v.2.26.2-82.
My local install was distributed via centralized IBM team from another site via tar file (I guess).
So I have not a local SMPE install here - and therefore I suspect the "missing" chtag's are in the distributed tar file somehow. At another local site we have found the same error. I have notified the IBM team about this......
Thx for checking - I guess its a local problem here then .... and its solved and looks fine now.

Thanks,
Morten