Failed async course content export to git (course id: CourseLocator('MITx', '5.12r_12', '2025_Spr...

[sentry-io]

Is this a settings error in the course, or the app, or something else?

Sentry Issue: OPENEDX-RESIDENTIAL-3N2

Failed async course content export to git (course id: CourseLocator('MITx', '5.12r_12', '2025_Spring', None, None)): GitExportError('Unable to push changes.  This is usually because the remote repository cannot be contacted')

[pdpinch]

@marslanabdulrauf can you take a look at this and maybe fix it along with the other work on export to git?

[marslanabdulrauf]

@marslanabdulrauf can you take a look at this and maybe fix it along with the other work on export to git?

yeah sure. I will look into it and try to fix it along with https://github.com/mitodl/hq/issues/6962

[marslanabdulrauf]

When a course is published without any actual changes, the git-auto-export process attempts to commit updates, but fails due to the absence of changes. The error originates from the git commit -a -m {commit_msg} command here, which returns an error when there’s nothing new to commit.

The exception is already being logged in the OpenedX git_export_utils

Possible solutions:

1. Pre-check for changes before running the commit command in openedX git_export_util.

2. Skip the exception -- not recommended, as this may hide legitimate errors.