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[BUG] git-new-workdir doesn't understand packed refs

From
PBPeter Baumann <waste.manager@gmx.de>
Date
Apr 17, 2007, 16:17 UTC
Message-ID
<20070417161720.GA3930@xp.machine.xx>

running git-gc or git-gc --prune isn't save because e.g. all the tags are packed and .git/packed-refs isn't shared on the several workdirs.

This has caused me to lose some tags, but being lucky, I could find those in the backup.

Greetings,
  Peter
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Message 1 of 22 in “[BUG] git-new-workdir doesn't understand packed refs”
  1. Peter BaumannApr 17, 2007
  2. Julian PhillipsApr 17, 2007
  3. Peter BaumannApr 18, 2007
  4. Julian PhillipsApr 18, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  6. Peter BaumannApr 18, 2007
  7. Julian PhillipsApr 18, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  9. Peter BaumannApr 18, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  11. Peter BaumannApr 18, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  13. Peter BaumannApr 18, 2007
  14. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2007
  15. Add test for symlinked .git/packed-refsPeter Baumann, Apr 19, 2007
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 19, 2007
  17. pack-refs: dereference .git/packed-refs if it is a symlinkPeter Baumann, Apr 20, 2007
  18. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2007
  19. Julian PhillipsApr 18, 2007
  20. pack-refs: dereference .git/packed-refs if it is a symlinkPeter Baumann, Apr 18, 2007
  21. Linus TorvaldsApr 18, 2007
  22. Peter BaumannApr 18, 2007

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