Re: git-last-modified on bare repository
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
- Date
- Jan 5, 2026, 15:17 UTC
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- <aVvWDDtBeJMIF3F0@pks.im>
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- <8e6dd4d7-6e0a-477a-b10c-8571d6b7da4c@codeberg.org>
On Mon, Jan 05, 2026 at 04:06:39PM +0100, Gusted wrote:
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> On 1/5/26 4:03 PM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 05, 2026 at 02:35:56PM +0100, Gusted wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Now trying to actually make Forgejo use git last-modified after being > > > pointed to the non-yet-documented options but I quickly noticed that it > > > looks like it does not work as intended on bare repositories when looking > > > specifying files. > > > > > > $ git clone https://codeberg.org/Gusted/math-accuracy > > > $ cd math-accuracy > > > $ git last-modified -- LICENSES > > > 768f05837e7db2832425bc3b65d0f524e81b2769 LICENSES > > > > > > And on a bare repository: > > > > > > $ git clone --bare https://codeberg.org/Gusted/math-accuracy > > > $ cd math-accuracy.git > > > $ git last-modified -- LICENSE > > > fatal: ambiguous argument 'LICENSE': unknown revision or path not in the > > > working tree. > > > Use '--' to separate paths from revisions, like this: > > > 'git <command> [<revision>...] -- [<file>...]' > > > > > > Is a worktree required for this to work? > > > > A worktree is not required for this to work. The problem is that you've > > got a typo in there: you say "LICENSE", but the actual file is called > > "LICENSES". If you spell it correctly it should work alright. > > > > Ah, sorry the typo is on me from copying the wrong command from the shell > history. It produces the same output with using LICENSES as path. > > $ git last-modified -- LICENSES > fatal: ambiguous argument 'LICENSES': unknown revision or path not in the > working tree. > Use '--' to separate paths from revisions, like this: > 'git <command> [<revision>...] -- [<file>...]'
Hm, interesting, this works for me in a bare repository. Has this already been fixed...? Indeed, bisecting this points to 05491b90ce (last-modified: support sparse checkouts, 2025-11-29). So you should probably try with Git's "master" branch.
Patrick