Re: bug report: spurious "cannot delete branch '%s' used by worktree"

From: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@fuseenergy.com>
Date: Mar 28, 2024, 17:39 UTC
Message-ID: <CAEYvaskXRyxNTLNeRPPyawFrBVRgCbSnJiuF7D7cOGiaDq=V2Q@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cQWW1sLXyTBvk6D+1h15sZCtQO1opfhtFfiHr_kX0y82g@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, the problem is persistent. The branch is never deleted.

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 10:54 AM Tamir Duberstein <tamird@fuseenergy.com> wrote:
> > % git branch -d cleanup
> > error: cannot delete branch 'cleanup' used by worktree at '<my source dir>'
> > % git worktree list
> > <my source dir>  dc46f6d5e [main]
> > % git branch
> >   cleanup
> > * main
>
> Is this error persistent once it arises? That is, if you invoke `git
> branch -d cleanup` again immediately after (or a little while after)
> the above sequence, does the problem persist? Or does it "clear up" on
> its own at some point?