[SOLVED] Yay giving "is not a clone of" error for many packages

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 18:37:17

Hello everyone.

I recently installed Arch Linux on a new system using the `archinstall` script and went with the Hyprland starter pack (I guess you could call it).

I have installed `yay` just fine and I have also managed to install some packages with `yay` but I am struggling to install others as I get an error, something along the lines of:
"==> ERROR: /home/mo0rby/.cache/yay/nct6687d-dkms-git/nct6687d-dkms-git is not a clone of https://github.com/Fred78290/nct6687d
Aborting...
-> error making: nct6687d-dkms-git-exit status 17
-> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:
nct6687d-dkms-git - exit status 17
"

This particular output is from me trying to install a chip module so I can get `lm_sensors` working.

I get this same error when running `yay -S ${something}` or if I go into the `~/.cache/yay/${something}` directory that gets created and try to run `makepkg -i`.
I have tried deleting the cache data and re-running, I get the same error.

What can I do?

Last edited by Mo0rBy (2026-03-12 21:04:39)

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 19:30:25

Just tried using "paru" and I get the exact same error.

WorMzy · 2026-03-12 19:49:34

What does /home/mo0rby/.cache/yay/nct6687d-dkms-git/nct6687d-dkms-git/.git/config contain, if it exists?

Mod note: Moving to AUR Issues.

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 19:55:00

This is the cat of that file:

❯ cat config
[core]
repositoryformatversion = 0
filemode = true
bare = true
[remote "origin"]
url = https://github.com/Fred78290/nct6687d
tagOpt = --no-tags
fetch = +refs/*:refs/*
mirror = true

astralc · 2026-03-12 20:07:08

Do you have some insteadOf in your ~/.gitconfig?

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 20:09:41

Nope, if you want to see it, it's here: https://github.com/Mo0rBy/moorby-dotfil … git/config

And it's path in my system is ~/.config/git/config if that matters.

Last edited by Mo0rBy (2026-03-12 20:10:30)

seth · 2026-03-12 20:36:56

printenv | grep -i git

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 20:38:26

❯ printenv | grep -i git
GIT_CONFIG=/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config

seth · 2026-03-12 20:39:11

Unset that.

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 20:39:37

It also shows the same location and expected config options with "git config --list --show-origin"
No unexpected extras:

file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config user.name=Will Moorby
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config user.email=will.moorby2@gmail.com
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config user.signingkey=ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIEuyiGZTmETl+gbagjExKLWQiClEVSHVh8AYqpkQMgLW
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config gpg.format=ssh
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config gpg.ssh.program=/opt/1Password/op-ssh-sign
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config gpg.ssh.allowedsignersfile=~/.ssh/allowed_signers
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config commit.gpgsign=true
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config tag.gpgsign=true
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config push.autosetupremote=true
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config diff.external=difft
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config core.eol=lf
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config core.autocrlf=false
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config fsck.zeropaddedfilemode=ignore
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config fetch.fsck.zeropaddedfilemode=ignore
file:/home/mo0rby/.config/git/config receive.fsck.zeropaddedfilemode=ignore
(END)

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 20:41:41

It worked!

So whats up with that?
Why should that envVar not be set? And if it is unset, is that going to affect my git config used globally?

seth · 2026-03-12 20:42:02

https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comm … t_certain/

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 20:46:28

Oh ok, so it's just an old Git thing thats been kept around for compatibility but has been replaced by XDG_CONFIG_HOME?
Is it Git that sets this envVar in the 1st place?

Just checked on my Mac and it is set there too, I am coming from Mac as my main software dev machine, so it may be that the oh-my-zsh Git plugin is setting it?

I'm just curious what this is at this point.

Thanks for helping!

seth · 2026-03-12 20:51:13

Is it Git that sets this envVar in the 1st place?

No.

o it may be that the oh-my-zsh Git plugin is setting it?

OMZ is generally always a good target to blame and usually at fault - so I'd not be surprised.
But you'll have to either trace the shell (zsh -x, gonna be a lot of text) or

grep -r GIT_CONFIG /etc ~/.*

to figure where this is coming from if you didn't intentionally put it there.

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 20:53:00

I'm a dumb-ass, I set it within my .zshenv file.

Still, I'd like to better understand what are the repercussions of setting/unsetting this are this are and also how can I point Git to a custom git config file (as I have done) without it messing with yay/paru/other AUR helpers?

I suppose I could "alias yay=unset GIT_CONFIG; yay"?

Last edited by Mo0rBy (2026-03-12 20:53:42)

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 21:02:35

Well, I removed it from my .zshenv file and "git config --list --show-origin" gives the same results while the "GIT_CONFIG" envVar is not set, so I guess you just don't need that all.

Amazing! Thank you so much for helping with that! I didn't think it would be so simple.

Now how do I mark this as solved?

Last edited by Mo0rBy (2026-03-12 21:05:02)

Mo0rBy · 2026-03-12 21:04:02

LOL https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 42#p380442

Ok then

seth · 2026-03-12 21:04:06

Welcome to the pro-show

Mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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[SOLVED] Yay giving "is not a clone of" error for many packages

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