Revert "check for the existence/execute bit on the uname command before trying to run it"

gcmarx · gcmarx · commit 58ff723e6757 · 2025-05-22T08:54:42.000-04:00
This reverts commit de5e57c.
diff --git a/git/util.py b/git/util.py
@@ -463,13 +463,7 @@ def _is_cygwin_git(git_executable: str) -> bool:
                 git_dir = osp.dirname(res[0]) if res else ""
 
             # Just a name given, not a real path.
-            # Let's see if the same path has uname
             uname_cmd = osp.join(git_dir, "uname")
-            if not (osp.isfile(uname_cmd) and os.access(uname_cmd, os.X_OK)):
-                _logger.debug(f"File {uname_cmd} either does not exist or is not executable.")
-                _is_cygwin_cache[git_executable] = is_cygwin
-                return is_cygwin
-
             process = subprocess.Popen([uname_cmd], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
             uname_out, _ = process.communicate()
             # retcode = process.poll()
