2006-05-03 21:53:35

by Junio C Hamano

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Subject: [WARNING] please stop using git.git "next" for now

I just noticed there is a breakage in write-tree optimization
that uses the new cache-tree data structure in the "next"
branch. Switching branches with "git checkout anotherbranch"
when your index exactly matches the current HEAD commit and then
immediately doing write-tree produces a nonsense tree, and
commits on top of that results in tree objects that have
duplicated entries.

I will be working on a fix now, but in the meantime please do
not use the "next" branch for real work. Sorry for the
breakage.



2006-05-03 23:13:34

by Junio C Hamano

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Subject: Re: [WARNING] please stop using git.git "next" for now

Junio C Hamano <[email protected]> writes:

> I just noticed there is a breakage in write-tree optimization
> that uses the new cache-tree data structure in the "next"
> branch. Switching branches with "git checkout anotherbranch"
> when your index exactly matches the current HEAD commit and then
> immediately doing write-tree produces a nonsense tree, and
> commits on top of that results in tree objects that have
> duplicated entries.
>
> I will be working on a fix now, but in the meantime please do
> not use the "next" branch for real work. Sorry for the
> breakage.

Two-way merge by read-tree forgot to invalidate the directories
a new element was added underneath. The fix is simple and will
be in the "next" I'll push out tonight.

Sorry for the noise.