On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:33:24 +0100, Alain Kalker wrote: > tl;dr: > > - `git bundle create` without <git-rev-list-args> gives git rev-list > help, then dies. > Should point out missing <git-rev-list-args> instead. > - `git clone <bundle> <dir> gives "ERROR: Repository not found." > - `strace ... git clone <bundle> <dir>` (magically) appears to work but > cannot checkout files b/c of nonexistent ref. > - Heisenbug? Race condition? > - Zaphod Beeblebrox has left the building, sulking. > > Full description: > > When I try to clone from a bundle created from a local repository, `git > clone <bundle> <dir>` fails with: "ERROR: Repository not found. fatal: > Could not read from remote repository." unless I run it with strace. > > OS: Arch Linux (rolling release) > Git versions: 1.8.1.3 and git://github.com/git.git master@02339dd > > Steps to reproduce: For those who like to "save the trees" (source code or otherwise), here is a much simplified test case: $ # Create test repository with a single commit in it $ mkdir testrepo $ cd testrepo $ git init $ echo Test > test.txt $ git add test.txt $ git commit -m "Add test.txt" $ # Create bundle $ git bundle create ../testrepo.bundle master $ # Try to clone from bundle $ cd .. $ git clone testrepo.bundle testrepofrombundle $ # Clone from bundle, wrapped with strace $ strace -f -o /dev/null git clone testrepo.bundle testrepofrombundle $ # Examine cloned repository $ cd testrepofrombundle $ ls $ git branch -av $ git checkout master $ git branch -av $ # Where's my HEAD? > Kind regards, > > Alain Kalker -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html