From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 05:49:49 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Test for recent rev-parse $abbrev_sha1 regression
Message-ID: <7vlkf6508y.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070530045026.GA12380@spearce.org>

"Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org> writes:

> My recent patch "Lazily open pack index files on demand" caused a
> regression in the case of parsing abbreviated SHA-1 object names.
> Git was unable to translate the abbreviated name into the full name
> if the object was packed, as the pack .idx files were not opened
> before being accessed.

Thanks.  As long as we catch it before it goes to 'master', it
is not a regression ;-)