# reflog/show question 11 messages from 2008-04-28 to 2008-05-02. Participants: Geoff Russell, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/13299 ## Geoff Russell, 2008-04-28 01:59 Subject: reflog/show question Message-ID: <93c3eada0804271859p1b4d8b52i811bdc5e42672822@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/93c3eada0804271859p1b4d8b52i811bdc5e42672822%40mail.gmail.com ``` git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} works as I expect, but git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"}:data/node/node.data gives me a message: warning: Log for 'HEAD' only goes back to Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:18:37 +0930. fatal: ambiguous argument 'HEAD@{3.minutes.ago}:data/node/node.newds1': unknown revision or path not in the working tree. Use '--' to separate paths from revisions However, git show HEAD@{2}:data/node/node.data shows me the file as it was 3 minutes ago. I'm using 1.5.4.rc4 Cheers, Geoff Russell ``` ## Jeff King, 2008-04-28 09:24 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <20080428092410.GD16153@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080428092410.GD16153%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <93c3eada0804271859p1b4d8b52i811bdc5e42672822@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:29:17AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > > works as I expect, but > > git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"}:data/node/node.data > > gives me a message: > > warning: Log for 'HEAD' only goes back to Mon, 28 Apr 2008 > 10:18:37 +0930. > > [...] > I'm using 1.5.4.rc4 I can't reproduce here, using the current master or v1.5.4-rc4. If I have a matching reflog, both work. And if I choose a much older time (say, "1.year.ago"), then both fail. What are the entries in your reflog (.git/logs/HEAD)? -Peff ``` ## Geoff Russell, 2008-04-29 01:47 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <93c3eada0804281847q267611aeke51b482cfbe100d6@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/93c3eada0804281847q267611aeke51b482cfbe100d6%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20080428092410.GD16153@sigill.intra.peff.net> ``` On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Jeff King wrote: > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:29:17AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > > > git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > > > > works as I expect, but > > > > git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"}:data/node/node.data > > > > gives me a message: > > > > warning: Log for 'HEAD' only goes back to Mon, 28 Apr 2008 > > 10:18:37 +0930. > > > > [...] > > > I'm using 1.5.4.rc4 > > I can't reproduce here, using the current master or v1.5.4-rc4. If I > have a matching reflog, both work. And if I choose a much older time > (say, "1.year.ago"), then both fail. What are the entries in your > reflog (.git/logs/HEAD)? I think its something to do with the filename and my commit comments. The command works as expected on other files. The HEAD file is attached. Geoff > > -Peff > -- 6 Fifth Ave, St Morris, S.A. 5068 Australia Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 ``` ## Jeff King, 2008-04-29 20:12 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <20080429201214.GB20509@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080429201214.GB20509%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <93c3eada0804281847q267611aeke51b482cfbe100d6@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:17:09AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > > > git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > > > > > > works as I expect, but > > > > > > git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"}:data/node/node.data > > > > > > gives me a message: > > > > > > warning: Log for 'HEAD' only goes back to Mon, 28 Apr 2008 > > > 10:18:37 +0930. > > > > > > I think its something to do with the filename and my commit comments. > The command works as expected on other files. The HEAD file is > attached. Hmm. Are you sure that the commit you got from HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} actually _has_ the file data/node/node.data? If it doesn't, then you get the error message you saw. And it may be that the reflog warning happens in _both_ cases, only you don't see it in the first because it is masked by the pager. In v1.5.5, that output is now sent to the pager, instead. -Peff ``` ## Geoff Russell, 2008-04-29 22:06 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <93c3eada0804291506n7432b348p2b726926b5fc8f80@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/93c3eada0804291506n7432b348p2b726926b5fc8f80%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20080429201214.GB20509@sigill.intra.peff.net> ``` On 4/30/08, Jeff King wrote: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:17:09AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > > > > > git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > > > > > > > > works as I expect, but > > > > > > > > git show HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"}:data/node/node.data > > > > > > > > gives me a message: > > > > > > > > warning: Log for 'HEAD' only goes back to Mon, 28 Apr 2008 > > > > 10:18:37 +0930. > > > > > > > > > > I think its something to do with the filename and my commit comments. > > The command works as expected on other files. The HEAD file is > > attached. > > > Hmm. Are you sure that the commit you got from HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > actually _has_ the file data/node/node.data? If it doesn't, then you get > the error message you saw. And it may be that the reflog warning happens > in _both_ cases, only you don't see it in the first because it is masked > by the pager. In v1.5.5, that output is now sent to the pager, instead. > > -Peff > Later today (touch wood) I'll prepare as small a test case as possible, then send a tar.gz of the .git directory. Okay? Geoff. -- 6 Fifth Ave, St Morris, S.A. 5068 Australia Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 ``` ## Jeff King, 2008-04-29 23:07 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <20080429230715.GB22598@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080429230715.GB22598%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <93c3eada0804291506n7432b348p2b726926b5fc8f80@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 07:36:23AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > > Hmm. Are you sure that the commit you got from HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > > actually _has_ the file data/node/node.data? If it doesn't, then you get > > Later today (touch wood) I'll prepare as small a test case as > possible, then send > a tar.gz of the .git directory. Okay? That would be great, thanks. -Peff ``` ## Geoff Russell, 2008-04-30 00:12 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <93c3eada0804291712u19c1047bl6d44df4ca025bb4d@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/93c3eada0804291712u19c1047bl6d44df4ca025bb4d%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20080429230715.GB22598@sigill.intra.peff.net> ``` On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Jeff King wrote: > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 07:36:23AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > > > > Hmm. Are you sure that the commit you got from HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > > > actually _has_ the file data/node/node.data? If it doesn't, then you get > > > > > Later today (touch wood) I'll prepare as small a test case as > > possible, then send > > a tar.gz of the .git directory. Okay? > > That would be great, thanks. Attached is tar.gz of working directory (.) - so unpack in a new directory. git show HEAD@{"N seconds ago"}:data/node/.gitignore works fine for values of N back to creationof file But: git show HEAD@{"N seconds ago"}:data/node/node.newds1 doesn't work for any values of N. During my attempts to create this example, I managed created a directory which where the show command failed for both files, but when I changed the commit message, the show worked for .gitignore but not the node file. Hence my suspicion of that the slashes in the path are being interpreted as requesting a commit message match ...? I hope you can track it down, I will install the latest version of git later on today to confirm the behaviour is still happening. Thanks, Geoff Russell > > -Peff > -- 6 Fifth Ave, St Morris, S.A. 5068 Australia Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 ``` ## Geoff Russell, 2008-04-30 00:26 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <93c3eada0804291726l454ccbbv96217d6657d79ded@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/93c3eada0804291726l454ccbbv96217d6657d79ded%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <93c3eada0804291712u19c1047bl6d44df4ca025bb4d@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Geoff Russell wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Jeff King wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 07:36:23AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > > > > > > Hmm. Are you sure that the commit you got from HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > > > > actually _has_ the file data/node/node.data? If it doesn't, then you get > > > > > > > > Later today (touch wood) I'll prepare as small a test case as > > > possible, then send > > > a tar.gz of the .git directory. Okay? > > > > That would be great, thanks. > > Attached is tar.gz of working directory (.) - so unpack in a new directory. > > git show HEAD@{"N seconds ago"}:data/node/.gitignore > > works fine for values of N back to creationof file > > But: > > git show HEAD@{"N seconds ago"}:data/node/node.newds1 > > doesn't work for any values of N. > > During my attempts to create this example, I managed created a > directory which where > the show command failed for both files, but when I changed the commit > message, the > show worked for .gitignore but not the node file. Hence my suspicion > of that the slashes > in the path are being interpreted as requesting a commit message match ...? > > I hope you can track it down, I will install the latest version of git > later on today to > confirm the behaviour is still happening. I just confirmed behaviour is still the same in 1.5.5 Geoff. > > Thanks, > Geoff Russell > > > > > -Peff > > > > > > > > -- > 6 Fifth Ave, > St Morris, S.A. 5068 > Australia > Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 > -- 6 Fifth Ave, St Morris, S.A. 5068 Australia Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 ``` ## Geoff Russell, 2008-05-01 00:15 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <93c3eada0804301715r724e8b8xf0ed64ebe016beea@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/93c3eada0804301715r724e8b8xf0ed64ebe016beea%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <93c3eada0804291726l454ccbbv96217d6657d79ded@mail.gmail.com> ``` N.B. This problem has vanished -- which means its probably something I messed up. I haven't worked out what yet, but I will. Apologies for any time wasted. Cheers, Geoff. On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Geoff Russell wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Geoff Russell > wrote: > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Jeff King wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 07:36:23AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > > > > > > > > Hmm. Are you sure that the commit you got from HEAD@{"3 minutes ago"} > > > > > actually _has_ the file data/node/node.data? If it doesn't, then you get > > > > > > > > > > > Later today (touch wood) I'll prepare as small a test case as > > > > possible, then send > > > > a tar.gz of the .git directory. Okay? > > > > > > That would be great, thanks. > > > > Attached is tar.gz of working directory (.) - so unpack in a new directory. > > > > git show HEAD@{"N seconds ago"}:data/node/.gitignore > > > > works fine for values of N back to creationof file > > > > But: > > > > git show HEAD@{"N seconds ago"}:data/node/node.newds1 > > > > doesn't work for any values of N. > > > > During my attempts to create this example, I managed created a > > directory which where > > the show command failed for both files, but when I changed the commit > > message, the > > show worked for .gitignore but not the node file. Hence my suspicion > > of that the slashes > > in the path are being interpreted as requesting a commit message match ...? > > > > I hope you can track it down, I will install the latest version of git > > later on today to > > confirm the behaviour is still happening. > > I just confirmed behaviour is still the same in 1.5.5 > > Geoff. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > Geoff Russell > > > > > > > > -Peff > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 6 Fifth Ave, > > St Morris, S.A. 5068 > > Australia > > Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 > > > > > > -- > 6 Fifth Ave, > St Morris, S.A. 5068 > Australia > Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 > -- 6 Fifth Ave, St Morris, S.A. 5068 Australia Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 ``` ## Jeff King, 2008-05-01 13:53 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <20080501135354.GB10135@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080501135354.GB10135%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <93c3eada0804301715r724e8b8xf0ed64ebe016beea@mail.gmail.com> ``` On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 09:45:40AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > N.B. This problem has vanished -- which means its probably something I > messed up. I haven't worked out what yet, but I will. Apologies for > any time wasted. Vanished randomly, or after you upgraded to the latest master? Did you miss the "fix reflog approxidate parsing bug" patch I posted? -Peff ``` ## Geoff Russell, 2008-05-02 02:21 Subject: Re: reflog/show question Message-ID: <93c3eada0805011921j4c1c7f8co864e7366e2ab8ed5@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/93c3eada0805011921j4c1c7f8co864e7366e2ab8ed5%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20080501135354.GB10135@sigill.intra.peff.net> ``` On 5/1/08, Jeff King wrote: > On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 09:45:40AM +0930, Geoff Russell wrote: > > > N.B. This problem has vanished -- which means its probably something I > > messed up. I haven't worked out what yet, but I will. Apologies for > > any time wasted. > > > Vanished randomly, or after you upgraded to the latest master? Did you > miss the "fix reflog approxidate parsing bug" patch I posted? I did a "git pull origin" and used both 1.5.5.1 and my original 1.5.4-rc4 and couldn't reproduce the problem. I have just looked at the patch and it certainly sounds like it is attacking the problem that I was seeing, but it shouldn't have affected the 1.5.4-rc4 code. Thanks Geoff. > > -Peff > -- 6 Fifth Ave, St Morris, S.A. 5068 Australia Ph: 041 8805 184 / 08 8332 5069 ```