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Bug: git stash store can create stash entries that can't be dropped

From
EEErik Cervin Edin <erik@cervined.in>
Date
Oct 11, 2023, 08:42 UTC
Message-ID
<CA+JQ7M_effxh9BSOhF67N+rsvBVTULe0dWZzp-kq1yOiDq3+hQ@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you for filling out a Git bug report! Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue.

What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue)
  git stash store HEAD && git stash drop
What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior)
To either fail storing HEAD or the ability to drop the stash entry, even if it
wasn't created using
  git stash create
What happened instead? (Actual behavior)

A stash entry is created that cannot be dropped, because it's not stash-like commit.

  git stash drop
  fatal: 'refs/stash@{0}' is not a stash-like commit
What's different between what you expected and what actually happened?
A corrupt entry is added to the stash and it cannot be removed, expect probably
  git stash clear
Anything else you want to add:

Any guidance in modifying the stash reflog so that I can remove the stash entry manually, or other suggestions are appreciated.

Please review the rest of the bug report below. You can delete any lines you don't wish to share.

[System Info] git version: git version 2.42.0 cpu: x86_64 no commit associated with this build sizeof-long: 8 sizeof-size_t: 8 shell-path: /bin/sh uname: Linux 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Fri Jan 27 02:56:13 UTC 2023 x86_64 compiler info: gnuc: 11.4 libc info: glibc: 2.35 $SHELL (typically, interactive shell): /bin/bash

[Enabled Hooks] pre-commit

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  1. Erik Cervin EdinOct 11, 2023
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 11, 2023
  3. Erik Cervin EdinOct 11, 2023
  4. stash: be careful what we storeJunio C Hamano, Oct 11, 2023

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