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Re: git fetch --prune fails with "fatal: bad object"

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Jun 5, 2024, 23:43 UTC
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On 6/5/2024 1:47 AM, Jeff King wrote:
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> Your local refs should not point to missing objects, though. Each clone
> should maintain its own consistency. Are you using "git clone --shared"
> or another scheme involving alternates?
>
> -Peff

I use Google's "repo" script to manage Android repositories. The "repo" script runs "git repack -a -d", and I think that's what's removing the commits locally. Remotely, our bitbucket server removes commits that are no longer referenced.

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