Re: Fetching upstream remote fails if repo was a blobless clone

From: Justin Su <injustsu@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 2, 2025, 18:28 UTC
Message-ID: <CAB=S_8+aDwMNQkawY-Mod35EDm20mi_=xmmwfngU6As799ppqw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAB=S_8JYbFHJ6WQSyzGO5ns8Fe-NPCdyKjWLmRrsZ1UiZJsReg@mail.gmail.com>

Turns out this was because I had `transfer.fsckObjects = true` in my global config.

I think you should be able to repro if you change the last command to `git -c fetch.fsckObjects=true fetch upstream`.

On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM Justin Su <injustsu@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
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> > Is it still happening for you?
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> Yes, I can still reproduce with that sequence of commands.