Re: error: could not parse 'Drop' when rebasing

From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 26, 2025, 10:20 UTC
Message-ID: <3b09226a-8281-4560-aa23-74aeaa3ff41a@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAOqj8L0hknJ2aYGSmXdUvRgzHZRWBTMgSvywGpc=TUZL-Dqnmw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Jarno

On 26/03/2025 07:17, Jarno Suni wrote:

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> git version 2.43.0
> 
> $ git rebase --edit-todo
> error: could not parse 'Drop'
> error: invalid line 1: r Drop option --figure-soname-bumps

It appears that the object id for the commit got deleted when the command was changed from "pick" to "reword" and so git does not know which commit this line is referring to. The commit subject is there for the benefit of the user not for git - after all many commits could share the same subject.

Best Wishes

Phillip
  > error: could not parse 'Drop'

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> error: invalid line 1: p Drop option --figure-soname-bumps
> You can fix this with 'git rebase --edit-todo' and then run 'git
> rebase --continue'.
> Or you can abort the rebase with 'git rebase --abort'.
> 
> "Drop option --figure-soname-bumps" is the commit message.
> Git doesn't seem to accept any command for the commit. First I tried command d.
> 
> Workaround:
> I did `git rebase --abort`. Started new rebase, used r command for the
> commit to rename it to not have "Drop" as first word. After that I can
> rebase again and use d command for the commit.
>