Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > + if (flags & OBJECT_AS_TYPE_EXPECT_PARSED) > + error(_("object %s is a %s, but was referred to as a %s"), > + oid_to_hex(&obj->oid), type_name(obj->type), > + type_name(type)); > + else > + error(_("object %s referred to as both a %s and a %s"), > + oid_to_hex(&obj->oid), > + type_name(obj->type), type_name(type)); > + } Am I correct to understand that the latter is after we read a tree that refers to an object with 100644 (blob) and then another tree that refers to the same object with 40000 (tree), before we have a need/chance to actually find out what that object is? The error would trigger while reading the second tree and find the second mention of the object that conflicts with the earlier one?