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Re: [git-users] Git clone fails with "bad pack header", how to get remote log

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KMkevin molcard <kev2041@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 30, 2012, 07:01 UTC
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Hi Konstantin,
thanks for the reply.
The versions of git are:
- on remote: 1.5.6.5
- on windows build machine: 1.7.11.msysgit.1
- on mac build machine: 1.7.3.4

I will try to install latest git version on my remote server and get back to you.

thanks again Kevin

On 10/29/12 6:18 PM, Konstantin Khomoutov wrote:
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> On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:52:54 -0700 (PDT)
> Kevin Molcard <kev2041@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a problem with my build system.
>>
>> I have a remote server with a relatively large repository (around 12
>> GB, each branch having a size of 3 GB).
>>
>> I have also 2 build servers (Mac, Windows) that are cloning the repo
>> from the remote.
>>
>> Sometimes (very often when several git clone are sent at the same
>> time), I have the following error:
>>          
>>      remote: internal server error
>>      fatal: protocol error: bad pack header
>>
>> I know that it happens when the remote is compressing objects (thanks
>> to `--progress -v` flags) because the last line of the log before the
>> erro is:
>>      remote: Compressing objects:  93% (17959/19284)   [K
>>
>>   * So I have 2 questions, does anybody what is the problem and what
>> should I do?
>>   * Is there a way to get a more precise log from the remote to debug
>> this problem?
> This reminds me of a bug fixed in 1.7.12.1 [1]:
>
> * When "git push" triggered the automatic gc on the receiving end, a
>    message from "git prune" that said it was removing cruft leaked to
>    the standard output, breaking the communication protocol.
>
> In any case, bugs should be reported to the main Git list (which is
> git at vger.kernel.org), not here.
> I'm Cc'ing the main Git list so you'll get any responses from there, if
> any.
>
> Kevin, please answer to this message (keeping all the Ccs -- use "Reply
> to group" or "Reply to all" in your MUA) and describe exactly what Git
> versions on which platforms your have.
>
> 1. https://raw.github.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.12.1.txt
>
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  1. Konstantin KhomoutovOct 29, 2012
  2. kevin molcardOct 30, 2012
  3. Fwd: Re: [git-users] Git clone fails with "bad pack header", how to get remote logkevin molcard, Oct 31, 2012
  4. kevin molcardOct 30, 2012
  5. Jeff KingOct 31, 2012
  6. kevin molcardOct 31, 2012
  7. kevin molcardOct 31, 2012
  8. Jeff KingNov 1, 2012
  9. kevin molcardNov 1, 2012

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