diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.am b/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.am
index 4b6b1658..78b97d06 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.am
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ www_DATA =  \
 	codemodel.php \
 	dbloginmodel.php \
 	filemodel.php \
+	gitmodel.php \
 	index.html \
 	issuemodel.php \
 	ldaploginmodel.php \
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.in b/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.in
index 0b744f91..54e18050 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.in
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/Makefile.in
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ www_DATA = \
 	codemodel.php \
 	dbloginmodel.php \
 	filemodel.php \
+	gitmodel.php \
 	index.html \
 	issuemodel.php \
 	ldaploginmodel.php \
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/gitmodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/gitmodel.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e74ab389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/gitmodel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+<?php
+
+class GitModel extends Model
+{
+	protected $errmsg = '';
+
+	function capture_error ($errno, $errmsg)
+	{
+		$this->errmsg = $errmsg;
+	}
+
+	function getErrorMessage ()
+	{
+		return $this->errmsg;
+	}
+
+	function GitModel ()
+	{
+		parent::Model ();
+	}
+
+	private function _canonical_path($path) 
+	{
+		$canonical = preg_replace('|/\.?(?=/)|','',$path);
+		while (($collapsed = preg_replace('|/[^/]+/\.\./|','/',$canonical,1)) !== $canonical) 
+		{
+			$canonical = $collapsed;
+		}
+		$canonical = preg_replace('|^/\.\./|','/',$canonical);
+
+		if ($canonical != '/' && substr($canonical, -1) == '/') 
+		{
+			// if the last character is / and it's not the only character, remove it
+			$canonical = substr ($canonical, 0, -1);
+		}
+		return $canonical;
+	}
+
+	function getFile ($projectid, $path, $rev = SVN_REVISION_HEAD, $type_and_name_only = FALSE)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function getBlame ($projectid, $path, $rev = SVN_REVISION_HEAD)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function getHistory ($projectid, $path, $rev = SVN_REVISION_HEAD)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function storeFile ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $text)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function importFiles ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $files, $uploader)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function deleteFiles ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $files)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function renameFiles ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $files)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function getRevHistory ($projectid, $path, $rev)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	//  
+	// Given a path name at the HEAD revision, it compares the file
+	// between two revisions given. The actual path name at a given
+	// revision can be different from the path name at the HEAD revision.
+	// 
+	// $file - path name at the HEAD revision
+	// $rev1 - new revision number
+	// $rev2 - old revision number
+	//
+	function getDiff ($projectid, $path, $rev1, $rev2, $full = FALSE)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function getPrevRev ($projectid, $path, $rev)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function getNextRev ($projectid, $path, $rev)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function getHeadRev ($projectid, $path, $rev)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function getRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function setRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop, $propval, $user)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function killRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop, $user)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function mapRevPropToRev ($projectid, $revprop_name)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function findRevWithRevProp ($projectid, $revprop_name, $revprop_value)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+
+	function listProps ($projectid, $path, $rev)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function getProp ($projectid, $path, $rev, $prop)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function clocRevByLang ($projectid, $path, $rev)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function clocRevByFile ($projectid, $path, $rev)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	
+	function revisionGraph ($projectid, $path, $rev = SVN_REVISION_HEAD)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	function zipSubdir ($projectid, $path, $rev, $topdir)
+	{
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php b/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
index be57c40c..235ae6f9 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/models/subversionmodel.php
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function storeFile ($projectid, $path, $committer, $commit_message, $text)
 	{
-		$errmsg = '';
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 
 		//$url = 'file://'.CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}";
 		$canon_path = $this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}");
@@ -1316,6 +1316,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function getRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop)
 	{
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1326,6 +1327,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function setRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop, $propval, $user)
 	{
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1342,6 +1344,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function killRevProp ($projectid, $rev, $prop, $user)
 	{
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1359,6 +1362,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function mapRevPropToRev ($projectid, $revprop_name)
 	{
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1384,6 +1388,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function findRevWithRevProp ($projectid, $revprop_name, $revprop_value)
 	{
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 		$url = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}");
 
 		set_error_handler (array ($this, 'capture_error'));
@@ -1409,6 +1414,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function listProps ($projectid, $path, $rev)
 	{
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 		$orgurl = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}");
 
 		$workurl = ($path == '')? $orgurl: "{$orgurl}@"; // trailing @ for collision prevention
@@ -1436,6 +1442,7 @@ class SubversionModel extends Model
 
 	function getProp ($projectid, $path, $rev, $prop)
 	{
+		$this->errmsg = '';
 		$orgurl = 'file://'.$this->_canonical_path(CODEPOT_SVNREPO_DIR."/{$projectid}/{$path}");
 
 		$workurl = ($path == '')? $orgurl: "{$orgurl}@"; // trailing @ for collision prevention