exceptions.OverflowError: can't convert negative value to unsigned long

[Siggi Bjarnason]

When trying to do an initial commit for an existing project (never been version controlled before) on a Windows Server 2008 R2 I get this error:
E:\Programing\VBScript>bzr commit -m "initial add"
Committing to: E:/Programing/VBScript/
aborting commit write group: OverflowError("can't convert negative value to unsigned long"
,)
bzr: ERROR: exceptions.OverflowError: can't convert negative value to unsigned long

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 912, in exception_to_return_code
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 1112, in run_bzr
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 690, in run_argv_aliases
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 705, in run
  File "bzrlib\cleanup.pyo", line 135, in run_simple
  File "bzrlib\cleanup.pyo", line 165, in _do_with_cleanups
  File "bzrlib\builtins.pyo", line 3200, in run
  File "bzrlib\decorators.pyo", line 194, in write_locked
  File "bzrlib\workingtree_4.pyo", line 197, in commit
  File "bzrlib\decorators.pyo", line 194, in write_locked
  File "bzrlib\mutabletree.pyo", line 201, in commit
  File "bzrlib\commit.pyo", line 286, in commit
  File "bzrlib\cleanup.pyo", line 131, in run
  File "bzrlib\cleanup.pyo", line 165, in _do_with_cleanups
  File "bzrlib\commit.pyo", line 417, in _commit
  File "bzrlib\commit.pyo", line 661, in _update_builder_with_changes
  File "bzrlib\repository.pyo", line 654, in record_iter_changes
  File "bzrlib\commit.pyo", line 682, in _filter_iter_changes
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 1410, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx.ProcessEntr
yC.__next__ (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:11953)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 1683, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx.ProcessEntr
yC._iter_next (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:14740)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 1782, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx.ProcessEntr
yC._loop_one_block (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:15630)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 1107, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx.ProcessEntr
yC._process_entry (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:8056)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 843, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx._update_entr
y (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:5746)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 796, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx._pack_stat (
bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:5423)
OverflowError: can't convert negative value to unsigned long

bzr 2.2.2 on python 2.6.4 (Windows-post2008Server-6.1.7600)
arguments: ['bzr', 'commit', '-m', 'initial add']
encoding: 'cp1252', fsenc: 'mbcs', lang: None
plugins:
  bzrtools C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\bzrtools [2.2.0]
  colo C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\colo [0.1.0]
  explorer C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\explorer [1.1.1]
  fastimport C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\fastimport [0.9.0dev]
  launchpad C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\launchpad [2.2.2]
  loom C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\loom [2.2.1dev]
  netrc_credential_store C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\netrc_credential_store [2.2
.2]
  news_merge C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\news_merge [2.2.2]
  pipeline C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\pipeline [unknown]
  qbzr C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\qbzr [0.19.2]
  rewrite C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\rewrite [0.6.1]
  svn C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\svn [1.0.4]
  upload C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\upload [1.0.0dev]
  xmloutput C:\Program Files (x86)\Bazaar\plugins\xmloutput [0.8.6]

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    including this traceback and a description of the problem.

E:\Programing\VBScript>

On Windows 7 Enterprise when trying to version control the same project

Mon 2011-02-07 14:33:13 -0800
0.160 bazaar version: 2.2.3
0.160 bzr arguments: [u'init']
0.170 looking for plugins in C:/Users/sbjarnason/AppData/Roaming/bazaar/2.0/plugins
0.170 looking for plugins in C:/Program Files (x86)/Bazaar/plugins
1.003 encoding stdout as sys.stdout encoding 'cp437'
1.273 creating repository in file:///C:/VBScript/.bzr/.
1.306 creating branch <bzrlib.branch.BzrBranchFormat7 object at 0x02F669B0> in file:///C:/VBScript/
1.382 opening working tree 'C:/VBScript'
1.400 opening working tree 'C:/VBScript'
1.457 Transferred: 0kB (0.0kB/s r:0kB w:0kB)
1.457 return code 0

Mon 2011-02-07 14:33:19 -0800
0.071 bazaar version: 2.2.3
0.071 bzr arguments: [u'add']
0.081 looking for plugins in C:/Users/sbjarnason/AppData/Roaming/bazaar/2.0/plugins
0.081 looking for plugins in C:/Program Files (x86)/Bazaar/plugins
0.228 encoding stdout as sys.stdout encoding 'cp437'
0.251 opening working tree 'C:/VBScript'
0.381 skip control directory '.bzr'
1.181 Transferred: 0kB (0.0kB/s r:0kB w:0kB)
1.181 return code 0

Mon 2011-02-07 14:33:53 -0800
0.057 bazaar version: 2.2.3
0.057 bzr arguments: [u'rm', u'--keep', u'_gsdata_']
0.066 looking for plugins in C:/Users/sbjarnason/AppData/Roaming/bazaar/2.0/plugins
0.067 looking for plugins in C:/Program Files (x86)/Bazaar/plugins
0.227 encoding stdout as sys.stdout encoding 'cp437'
0.251 opening working tree 'C:/VBScript'
[ 1164] 2011-02-07 14:33:53.969 INFO: removed _gsdata_/_file_state._gs
[ 1164] 2011-02-07 14:33:53.970 INFO: removed _gsdata_/_cleanup.gss
[ 1164] 2011-02-07 14:33:53.971 INFO: removed _gsdata_/2011-0125-180900-WST51018436-VBScript.log
[ 1164] 2011-02-07 14:33:53.973 INFO: removed _gsdata_
0.313 Transferred: 0kB (0.0kB/s r:0kB w:0kB)
0.313 return code 0

Mon 2011-02-07 14:34:02 -0800
0.051 bazaar version: 2.2.3
0.052 bzr arguments: [u'ignore', u'_gsdata_']
0.064 looking for plugins in C:/Users/sbjarnason/AppData/Roaming/bazaar/2.0/plugins
0.064 looking for plugins in C:/Program Files (x86)/Bazaar/plugins
0.222 encoding stdout as sys.stdout encoding 'cp437'
0.246 opening working tree 'C:/VBScript'
0.334 Transferred: 0kB (0.0kB/s r:0kB w:0kB)
0.334 return code 0

Mon 2011-02-07 14:34:10 -0800
0.059 bazaar version: 2.2.3
0.059 bzr arguments: [u'status']
0.070 looking for plugins in C:/Users/sbjarnason/AppData/Roaming/bazaar/2.0/plugins
0.070 looking for plugins in C:/Program Files (x86)/Bazaar/plugins
0.236 encoding stdout as sys.stdout encoding 'cp437'
0.260 opening working tree 'C:/VBScript'
0.266 check paths: None
0.313 Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 912, in exception_to_return_code
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 1112, in run_bzr
  File "C:/Program Files (x86)/Bazaar/plugins\loom\commands.py", line 203, in run_argv_aliases
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 690, in run_argv_aliases
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 705, in run
  File "bzrlib\cleanup.pyo", line 135, in run_simple
  File "bzrlib\cleanup.pyo", line 165, in _do_with_cleanups
  File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 1127, in ignore_pipe
  File "bzrlib\builtins.pyo", line 339, in run
  File "bzrlib\status.pyo", line 163, in show_tree_status
  File "bzrlib\status.pyo", line 71, in report_changes
  File "bzrlib\tree.pyo", line 94, in changes_from
  File "bzrlib\decorators.pyo", line 140, in read_locked
  File "bzrlib\tree.pyo", line 1002, in compare
  File "bzrlib\delta.pyo", line 126, in _compare_trees
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 1410, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx.ProcessEntryC.__next__ (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:11953)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 1683, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx.ProcessEntryC._iter_next (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:14740)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 1782, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx.ProcessEntryC._loop_one_block (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:15630)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 1107, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx.ProcessEntryC._process_entry (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:8056)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 843, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx._update_entry (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:5746)
  File "_dirstate_helpers_pyx.pyx", line 796, in bzrlib._dirstate_helpers_pyx._pack_stat (bzrlib\_dirstate_helpers_pyx.c:5423)
OverflowError: can't convert negative value to unsigned long

0.335 couldn't find apport bug-reporting library: No module named apport
0.419 Transferred: 0kB (0.0kB/s r:0kB w:0kB)
0.419 return code 4

Mon 2011-02-07 14:34:56 -0800
0.055 bazaar version: 2.2.3
0.055 bzr arguments: [u'--version']
0.066 looking for plugins in C:/Users/sbjarnason/AppData/Roaming/bazaar/2.0/plugins
0.066 looking for plugins in C:/Program Files (x86)/Bazaar/plugins
0.233 encoding stdout as sys.stdout encoding 'cp437'
0.286 Transferred: 0kB (0.0kB/s r:0kB w:0kB)
0.287 return code 0
3598.203 opening working tree 'C:/WebRoot/NetInv'
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:26.164 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\WebRoot\NetInv' - now watching 1 locations
3598.904 opening working tree 'C:/VBScript'
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:26.862 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:26.877 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
3598.966 opening working tree 'C:/WebRoot/BookInv'
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:26.924 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
3599.148 opening working tree 'C:/WebRoot/DVDInv'
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.105 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
3599.330 opening working tree 'C:/WebRoot/esplanade'
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.289 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
3599.400 opening working tree 'C:/WebRoot/ServerTech'
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.358 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
3599.486 opening working tree 'C:/WebRoot/sgb'
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.444 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
3599.570 opening working tree 'C:/WebRoot/smb'
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.528 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.542 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.546 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.983 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:27.996 WARNING: Status check for C:\VBScript failed. (can't convert negative value to unsigned long)
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:28.082 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations
[ 7944] 2011-02-07 14:35:28.150 INFO: added path to watch 'C:\Users\sbjarnason\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\9.0.597.84' - now watching 1 locations