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[BUG?] 'git verify-pack -v' on multiple packs fails for all but the first pack

From
Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
Date
Aug 22, 2008, 12:39 UTC
Message-ID
<200808221439.31219.johan@herland.net>

(I don't have time to look into this right now, but will do so later if nobody comes up with a solution in the meantime...)

When running 'git verify-pack -v' on multiple packs (.idx files), it fails for all packs, except the first, with exit code 128, and the following single line:

	fatal: internal error: pack revindex fubar

This does not happen when given only a single pack, or when given multiple packs, but without '-v' option.

To reproduce, simply do:
	git verify-pack -v .git/objects/pack/*.idx
in any repo with more than one pack file.

This happens with a fairly current 'next' (1.6.0.96.g2fad1). AFAICS, it also happens in v1.6.0.

...Johan
PS: Does someone knows a better way to generate a sorted list of all the 
blob objects (by SHA1 sum) in a packed repo?
-- 
Johan Herland, <johan@herland.net>
www.herland.net
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  3. Selftest for verifying 'git verify-pack -v' with multiple argumentsJohan Herland, Aug 22, 2008
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  5. discard revindex data when pack list changesNicolas Pitre, Aug 22, 2008
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