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Re: git-fetch fails with error code 128

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Dec 15, 2006, 00:02 UTC
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<7vfybiyqk0.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
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<200612142308.45376.andyparkins@gmail.com>
Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com> writes:
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> $ git fetch
> remote: Generating pack...
> remote: Done counting 189146 objects.
> remote: Result has 186566 objects.
> remote: Deltifying 186566 objects.
> remote:  100% (186566/186566) done
> Unpacking 186566 objects
> fatal: failed to apply delta
> fatal: unpack-objects died with error code 128
> Fetch failure: /home/andyp/projects/temp/.git
>
> What does that mean?  I ran fsck --full on the source repository, but it's 
> made no difference.

Andy, which version of git do you run (I presume they are the same version, as you are doing the local fetching), and which version of git was the "slightly out of date" repository prepared with?

I think this is the second time I've seen a report of unpacker barfing on the mailing list. Nico, anything rings a bell?

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  2. Shawn PearceDec 14, 2006
  3. Junio C HamanoDec 15, 2006
  4. Andy ParkinsDec 15, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 15, 2006
  6. Nicolas PitreDec 15, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 16, 2006
  8. Andy ParkinsDec 16, 2006
  9. Andy ParkinsDec 16, 2006
  10. Nicolas PitreDec 15, 2006

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