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Re: [PATCH v1] builtin/pack-objects.c: ignore missing links with --stdin-packs

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 19, 2021, 20:55 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> If they are truly unreachable, then it is not strictly wrong to delete
> them (i.e., we are not corrupting a repository unless it was already
> corrupted), but:
>
>   - if the repository _is_ already corrupted, we are definitely making
>     things worse

Yes, that is a reason enough not to eject a commit whose tree is incomplete.

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  1. builtin/pack-objects.c: ignore missing links with --stdin-packsTaylor Blau, Mar 19, 2021
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2021
  3. Jeff KingMar 19, 2021
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2021

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