Re: [PATCH 16/33] t3210: test for spurious error messages for dangling packed refs
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:56:50
Michael Haggerty [off-list ref] writes:
A packed reference can be overridden by a loose reference, in which
case the packed reference is obsolete and is never used. The object
pointed to by such a reference can be garbage collected. Since
d66da478f2, this could lead to the emission of a spurious error
message:
error: refs/heads/master does not point to a valid object!
The error is generated by repack_without_ref() if there is an obsolete
dangling packed reference in packed-refs when the packed-refs file has
to be rewritten due to the deletion of another packed reference. Add
a failing test demonstrating this problem and some passing tests of
related scenarios.That is one nasty recent bug.
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <redacted> --- How can I get rid of the sleeps in these tests?
Would test-chmtime help?