Re: git repack throws -> error: unrecognized: ??

Duncan Mac Leod [off-list ref] writes:

The last one throws 'error: unrecognized:' - what does this mean?

Under which circumstances is this error message fired?

Did my git repository get corrupted?

No.  But you are running GIT before 1.0.0b.

Namely, this commit is needed to squelch the error message:

    commit 8ac4838af428a2a32498b3e8d13295eb714654b4
    Author: Junio C Hamano [off-list ref]
    Date:   Wed Dec 21 13:48:47 2005 -0800

        server-info: skip empty lines.

        Now we allow an empty line in objects/info/packs file, recognize
        that and stop complaining.

        Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano [off-list ref]