{"thread":{"id":"23532","subject":"[bug] git svn clone failing with invalid diff stream","startedAt":"2010-04-20T06:48:23Z","lastAt":"2010-04-20T16:42:25Z","messageCount":3,"participants":["Anand Kumria","Michael J Gruber"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"139951","messageId":"m2q971f65791004192348zab4adf13p93a6a4c1d60f9c16@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"23532","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[bug] git svn clone failing with invalid diff stream","fromName":"Anand Kumria","fromEmail":"wildfire@progsoc.org","sentAt":"2010-04-20T06:48:23Z","receivedAt":"2010-04-20T06:48:23Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"wildfire@progsoc.org","avatar":null},"body":"Hi,\n\nUsing both git 1.7.0.4 and 1.5.6.5 I am unable to clone the Subversion\nrespository for Serendipity.\n\nURL: svn://svn.berlios.de/serendipity\n\nIt fails consistently on r1341 with:\n\n(1.5.6.5): Svndiff data contains invalid instruction: Invalid diff\nstream: [tgt] insn 335 starts beyond the target view position at\n/usr/bin/git-svn line 3856\n\nand\n\n(1.7.0.4): Svndiff data contains invalid instruction: Invalid diff\nstream: [tgt] insn 335 starts beyond the target view position at\n/usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 5047\n\nOn, seemingly UTF-8 encoded data. Any ideas / pointers would be appreciated.\n\nRegards,\nAnand\n"},{"id":"139985","messageId":"4BCDD25F.4030406@drmicha.warpmail.net","threadId":"23532","inReplyTo":"m2q971f65791004192348zab4adf13p93a6a4c1d60f9c16@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: [bug] git svn clone failing with invalid diff stream","fromName":"Michael J Gruber","fromEmail":"git@drmicha.warpmail.net","sentAt":"2010-04-20T16:12:15Z","receivedAt":"2010-04-20T16:12:15Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"git@grubix.eu","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/233215?v=4"},"body":"Anand Kumria venit, vidit, dixit 20.04.2010 08:48:\n> Hi,\n> \n> Using both git 1.7.0.4 and 1.5.6.5 I am unable to clone the Subversion\n> respository for Serendipity.\n> \n> URL: svn://svn.berlios.de/serendipity\n> \n> It fails consistently on r1341 with:\n> \n> (1.5.6.5): Svndiff data contains invalid instruction: Invalid diff\n> stream: [tgt] insn 335 starts beyond the target view position at\n> /usr/bin/git-svn line 3856\n> \n> and\n> \n> (1.7.0.4): Svndiff data contains invalid instruction: Invalid diff\n> stream: [tgt] insn 335 starts beyond the target view position at\n> /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 5047\n> \n> On, seemingly UTF-8 encoded data. Any ideas / pointers would be appreciated.\n\nThat message actually comes from the underlying svn diff itself. To me\nit looks like a problem with the underlying fsfs on the server:\n\nhttp://www.szakmeister.net/fsfsverify/\n\nhg convert runs into the same problem, btw.\n\nIt would be worthwhile to try svnsync and clone the synced repo, but it\nseems berlios does not support the necessary replay command. Time to\ntalk to them!\n\nMichael\n"},{"id":"139987","messageId":"j2x971f65791004200942yf86f51b2mc828dbd19c169b28@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"23532","inReplyTo":"4BCDD25F.4030406@drmicha.warpmail.net","subject":"Re: [bug] git svn clone failing with invalid diff stream","fromName":"Anand Kumria","fromEmail":"wildfire@progsoc.org","sentAt":"2010-04-20T16:42:25Z","receivedAt":"2010-04-20T16:42:25Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"wildfire@progsoc.org","avatar":null},"body":"On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Michael J Gruber\n<git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:\n> Anand Kumria venit, vidit, dixit 20.04.2010 08:48:\n>> Hi,\n>>\n>> Using both git 1.7.0.4 and 1.5.6.5 I am unable to clone the Subversion\n>> respository for Serendipity.\n>>\n>> URL: svn://svn.berlios.de/serendipity\n>>\n>> It fails consistently on r1341 with:\n>>\n>> (1.5.6.5): Svndiff data contains invalid instruction: Invalid diff\n>> stream: [tgt] insn 335 starts beyond the target view position at\n>> /usr/bin/git-svn line 3856\n>>\n>> and\n>>\n>> (1.7.0.4): Svndiff data contains invalid instruction: Invalid diff\n>> stream: [tgt] insn 335 starts beyond the target view position at\n>> /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 5047\n>>\n>> On, seemingly UTF-8 encoded data. Any ideas / pointers would be appreciated.\n>\n> That message actually comes from the underlying svn diff itself. To me\n> it looks like a problem with the underlying fsfs on the server:\n>\n> http://www.szakmeister.net/fsfsverify/\n>\n> hg convert runs into the same problem, btw.\n\nThanks - I was afraid I was doing something incorrect or it might have\nbeen some other issue at my end.\n\nI've reached out to the Berlios and Subversion guys, since the page on\nfsfsverify seems to indicate it is a hard to reproduce problem needing\na test case; and this appears to be one.\n\nCheers,\nAnand\n"}]}