Re: [BUG?] 'git verify-pack -v' on multiple packs fails for all but the first pack

[Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Johan Herland wrote:

> On Friday 22 August 2008, Johan Herland wrote:
> > (I don't have time to look into this right now, but will do so later
> > if nobody comes up with a solution in the meantime...)
> >
> > When running 'git verify-pack -v' on multiple packs (.idx files), it
> > fails for all packs, except the first, with exit code 128, and the
> > following single line:
> >
> > 	fatal: internal error: pack revindex fubar
> >
> > This does not happen when given only a single pack, or when given
> > multiple packs, but without '-v' option.
> >
> > To reproduce, simply do:
> >
> > 	git verify-pack -v .git/objects/pack/*.idx
> >
> > in any repo with more than one pack file.
> >
> > This happens with a fairly current 'next' (1.6.0.96.g2fad1). AFAICS,
> > it also happens in v1.6.0.
> 
> Bisection point to this commit:
> 
> commit 1f5c74f6cf918d317c73b328dcd4cf6f55c44d8a
> Author: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
> Date:   Mon Jun 23 21:22:14 2008 -0400
> 
>     call init_pack_revindex() lazily

I'll have a look later today.


Nicolas