AddonManager: Unable to install some addon: git premature EOF

[amreo]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Problem description

I am not able to install those addons: Woodworking, KicadStepUP but I'm able to install other addons like gears, fasteners, lcinterlocking, FusedFilamentDesign.
When I try to install, for example Woodworking, freecad shows me this error (same for KicadStepUP)

Git returned a non-zero exit status: -1
Called with: /app/bin/git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/dprojects/Woodworking /home/amreo/.var/app/org.freecad.FreeCAD/data/FreeCAD/Mod/woodworking

Returned stderr:
Clone in '/home/amreo/.var/app/org.freecad.FreeCAD/data/FreeCAD/Mod/woodworking' in corso...
fatal: EOF prematuro

But git works correctly if I run the command inside the flatpak.

Step to reproduce:

1. Install freecad from flatpak
2. Go to the addons
3. Search for woodworking
4. Install the addon.

Full version info

OS: KDE Flatpak runtime (GNOME/gnome/xcb)
Architecture: x86_64
Version: 1.0.1.39285 (Git) Flatpak
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached at 878f0b8)
Hash: 878f0b8c9c72c6f215833a99f2762bc3a3cf2abd
Python 3.12.10, Qt 6.9.0, Coin 4.0.3, Vtk 9.3.1, OCC 7.8.1
Locale: Italian/Italy (it_IT)
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: FreeCAD Dark.qss/FreeCAD Dark/
Installed mods: 
  * FusedFilamentDesign 0.25.250
  * 3DfindIT 1.2.0
  * sheetmetal 0.7.24
  * addFC 1.6.4
  * AddonManager 2025.6.29
  * AnimationFreeCAD 1.0.0
  * Curves 0.6.64
  * Beltrami 1.1.0
  * BillOfMaterials 1.0.3.3
  * boltsfc 2022.11.5
  * Cables 0.2.1
  * CadbaseLibrary 2.0.0
  * cadquery_module 2.1.0
  * CfdOF 1.31.4
  * CurvedShapes 1.0.13
  * DynamicData 2.74.0
  * EasyProfileFrame 0.0.1
  * EM 2.1.1
  * ExplodedAssembly
  * fasteners 0.5.38
  * FeedsAndSpeeds 0.6.0
  * freecad.gears 1.3.0
  * lattice2 1.0.0
  * LCInterlocking
  * MakerWorkbench 1.0.1
  * OpticsWorkbench 1.2.2
  * osh-autodoc-workbench 0.2.3
  * Telemetry 1.0.1
  * kicadStepUpMod 11.7.2
  * woodworking

Subproject(s) affected?

None

Anything else?

It also apply with those instructions:

1. Install fedora workstation 42 gnome on boxes/virtualbox/whatever you want
2. Install freecad from flatpak on it
3. Open freecad
4. Install woodworking from the addon manager

Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

[luzpaz]

@amreo can you reproduce with AppImage? https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bundle/releases/tag/weekly-builds#assets

[Syres916]

@luzpaz I'm extremely certain this is a file in Woodworking that doesn't conform to what's expected and the author needs to track it down and fix it.

[Syres916]

I get exactly the same error using the latest AppImage and because the woodworking folder has been created in Mod with some content it's being reported as being installed even though it didn't complete successfully:

OS: Linux Mint 22.1 (X-Cinnamon/cinnamon/xcb)
Architecture: x86_64
Version: 1.1.0dev.42523 (Git) AppImage
Build date: 2025/07/07 16:45:59
Build type: Release
Branch: main
Hash: d2a4f8994fba9e3e62098f1ff9a1af67e0ecf6e1
Python 3.11.13, Qt 6.8.3, Coin 4.0.3, Vtk 9.3.1, boost 1_86, Eigen3 3.4.0, PySide 6.8.3
shiboken 6.8.3, xerces-c 3.2.5, IfcOpenShell 0.8.2, OCC 7.8.1
Locale: English/United Kingdom (en_GB)
Navigation Style/Orbit Style/Rotation Mode: Gesture/Trackball/Window center
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: Behave-dark_Pre1_0.qss/unset/
Logical DPI/Physical DPI/Pixel Ratio: 96/93.1131/1
Installed mods: 
  * FreeCAD-Ribbon 1.8.1.2 (Disabled)
  * btl 0.9.9
  * woodworking
  * FreeCAD-themes 2025.1.7 (Disabled)
  * Silk 0.2.0
  * sheetmetal 0.7.24
  * Behave-Dark-Colors 0.1.1
  * CfdOF 1.31.4
  * ChangeAppFont
  * Cables 0.2.1
  * Quetzal 1.5.6
  * fasteners 0.5.38
  * freecad.gears 1.3.0
  * Curves 0.6.64
  * OpenGlider-develop
  * QetWireManager
  * A2plus 0.4.68
  * ThreadProfile 1.96.0

[maxwxyz]

@amreo could you report this issue in the addon's repository?

[amreo]

@amreo could you report this issue in the addon's repository?

Yes, I can

[amreo]

@amreo could you report this issue in the addon's repository?

@maxwxyz I have created the issue on woodworking projects, but dprojects ping pong-ed me to here...

[chennes]

I think it's timing out: Woodworking is a very large repo. I'll see if there is something I can do to warn users about the big download, and bypass the timeout code once they acknowledge.

[easyw]

@chennes , please have a look at here:
easyw/kicadStepUpMod#258 (comment)

I tried after this command:
git config --global core.compression 9
and the installing worked inside FreeCAD...

[pboe]

Same here with KiCadStepUp:
Failed to install kicadStepUpMod
Git returned a non-zero exit status: -1
Called with: /usr/bin/git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/easyw/kicadStepUpMod /Users/jo/Library/Application Support/FreeCAD/Mod/kicadStepUpMod

Returned stderr:
Cloning into '/Users/jo/Library/Application Support/FreeCAD/Mod/kicadStepUpMod'...
fatal: early EOF

The installation of other WBs are working.

OS: macOS 15.5
Architecture: arm64
Version: 1.0.1.39285 (Git) Conda
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached at 1.0.1)
Hash: 878f0b8c9c72c6f215833a99f2762bc3a3cf2abd
Python 3.11.12, Qt 5.15.15, Coin 4.0.3, Vtk 9.3.0, OCC 7.8.1
Locale: C/Default (C)
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: FreeCAD Light.qss/FreeCAD Light/Fusion
Installed mods:

• fasteners 0.5.39
• sheetmetal 0.7.24