Subject: fatal: unable to write sha1 file git 1.6.2.1

From: Peter <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:20:30 +0100

Hi
I try to add a directory with lots of binary files to a git repository.
I receive the error message:
*
fatal: unable to write sha1 file

*This is  git 1.6.2.1.

Are there limits concerning binary files ( like executables , images ) 
for the inclusion in a git repo ?

Thanks a lot for your help

Peter