Re: error from 'git push' on v1.7.8-rc0

From: Stefan Naewe <stefan.naewe@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 3, 2011, 17:26 UTC
Message-ID: <loom.20111103T182501-714@post.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <CAJzBP5Q1LaUBL_wHFfaY-cLatd_=oez9j+=60z3kxwg_47GN_Q@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan Näwe <stefan.naewe <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Stefan Näwe <stefan.naewe <at> gmail.com>

wrote:

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> > I get errors from git push when trying to delete a (remote) branch:
> >
> > $ ./bin-wrappers/git versiongit version 1.7.8.rc0
> > $ ./bin-wrappers/git push -q . :refs/heads/nogofatal: bad object
> $ ./bin-wrappers/git push -q . :refs/heads/nogo
> 
> (re-wrapped)
> 
> $ ./bin-wrappers/git push -q . :refs/heads/nogo
> fatal: bad object 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
> fatal: bad object 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
> remote: warning: Allowing deletion of corrupt ref.

I think the problem lies actually in 'rev-list':

$ git rev-list --verify-objects 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 \
   --not --all
fatal: bad object 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Regards,
  Stefan