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Re: git gc fails with "unable to resolve reference" for worktree

From
Hhi-angel@yandex.ru <hi-angel@yandex.ru>
Date
Feb 20, 2019, 14:34 UTC
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I see, thanks!
On Пн, Feb 18, 2019 at 6:18 PM, Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 10:09 PM <hi-angel@yandex.ru> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  On Пн, Feb 18, 2019 at 6:02 PM, Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>  > On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 9:44 PM <hi-angel@yandex.ru> wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >>  # Steps to reproduce (in terms of terminal commands)
>>  >>
>>  >>      $ mkdir foo
>>  >>      $ cd foo
>>  >>      $ git init
>>  >>      Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/foo/.git/
>>  >>      $ echo hello > testfile
>>  >>      $ git add testfile && git commit -m "my commit1"
>>  >>      [master (root-commit) d5f0b47] my commit1
>>  >>      1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>  >>      create mode 100644 testfile
>>  >>      $ git checkout -b bar
>>  >>      Switched to a new branch 'bar'
>>  >>      $ git worktree add ../bar\ \(worktree\) master
>>  >>      Preparing worktree (checking out 'master')
>>  >>      HEAD is now at d5f0b47 my commit1
>>  >>      $ git gc
>>  >>      error: cannot lock ref 'worktrees/bar (worktree)/HEAD': 
>> unable
>>  >> to
>>  >>  resolve reference 'worktrees/bar (worktree)/HEAD': Invalid 
>> argument
>>  >
>>  > Thanks for reporting. This is not a valid reference and causes the
>>  > problem. The worktree's name has to sanitized. I'll fix it 
>> tomorrow.
>>  >>
>> 
>>  You mean, you want to prohibit such directory names as a worktree? 
>> But
>>  it's a proper directory naming, can perhaps git do the sanitizing
>>  transparently for end-user?
> 
> No, not inhibiting. When you do "git add ../(abc)" then the internal
> name could be simply "abc" or something like that instead of "(abc)"
> which is invalid to reflog and other commands. The worktree's location
> is still '(abc)'. There's also a work-in-progress option to let the
> user control this worktree name directly.
> --
> Duy
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Message 5 of 41 in “git gc fails with "unable to resolve reference" for worktree”
  1. hi-angel@yandex.ruFeb 18, 2019
  2. Duy NguyenFeb 18, 2019
  3. hi-angel@yandex.ruFeb 18, 2019
  4. Duy NguyenFeb 18, 2019
  5. hi-angel@yandex.ruFeb 20, 2019
  6. worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 21, 2019
  7. Konstantin KharlamovFeb 21, 2019
  8. Duy NguyenFeb 21, 2019
  9. Konstantin KharlamovFeb 21, 2019
  10. Duy NguyenFeb 21, 2019
  11. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2019
  12. 0/1 worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 21, 2019
  13. 1/1 worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 21, 2019
  14. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2019
  15. Ramsay JonesFeb 21, 2019
  16. Duy NguyenFeb 22, 2019
  17. 0/1 worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 26, 2019
  18. 1/1 worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 26, 2019
  19. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2019
  20. Eric SunshineFeb 27, 2019
  21. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2019
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2019
  23. Duy NguyenMar 4, 2019
  24. Duy NguyenMar 4, 2019
  25. Johannes SchindelinMar 4, 2019
  26. 0/2 worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2019
  27. 1/2 refs.c: refactor check_refname_component()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2019
  28. Jeff KingMar 6, 2019
  29. Eric SunshineMar 7, 2019
  30. 2/2 worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 5, 2019
  31. 0/1 worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 8, 2019
  32. 1/1 worktree add: sanitize worktree namesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 8, 2019
  33. Eric SunshineMar 10, 2019
  34. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2019
  35. Duy NguyenMar 11, 2019
  36. Jeff KingMar 11, 2019
  37. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2019
  38. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2019
  39. Duy NguyenMar 11, 2019
  40. Johannes SchindelinMar 11, 2019
  41. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2019

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