Re: How to replace a single corrupt, packed object?

Hi,

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, Nicolas Pitre wrote:

[ sorry for the delay -- I just returned from vacation ]

No need to be sorry; my delay is even worse...

On Fri, 8 Aug 2008, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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my auto gc kicked in, and shows this:

fatal: corrupt packed object for 2c1e128aa51e3a64bd61556c0cd488628b423ccf
error: failed to run repack

Fortunately, I have the uncorrupted object somewhere else.  So I copy the 
single object as a loose one, and all is fine.  Right?

Wrong.

Well, to be sure things are then right or wrong, just do a 

	git show 2c1e128aa51e3a64bd61556c0cd488628b423ccf

If you can't see the object before, and are able to see it once it has 
been copied over, then things are "right".

quoted

Repack still picks up the corrupt object instead of the good one.  
What's the best way out?

How do you repack?  The only way to get rid of a corrupted object in 
that case is to 'git repack -a -f'.

Turns out I am a complete, utter moron.  And I am sure René will quote me 
on that.

Git would probably have taken the copied-over object, and now took the 
copied-over pack (finally!).

My mistake was to keep the .keep file.  And the corrupt object was -- you 
guessed it -- in the corresponding .pack file.

Aaaaargh,
Dscho