git-annex/doc/bugs/direct_mode_upgrade_with_deleted_file.mdwn
Joey Hess 3a0842d9f8
fix bug introduced in direct mode conversion
oops, the code was "if direct && not present" and I removed the direct
which made the wrong path be taken.
2019-08-27 12:29:05 -04:00

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Upgrading a direct mode repo to v7 while it has a deleted file in it
behaves strangely. This is after my recent change to not make it commit.
A `git checkout` of the file checks out the pointer file, as the content
of the file is not present. This is as expected.
But `git whereis` thinks the content is present, which it's not any longer.
Seems that the upgrade process needs to notice when a deleted file was the
only copy of the content, and set its content as not present.
And `git fsck` doesn't find a problem, despite the content not being
present. And does not fix the location log.
This part may not be specific to this case, seems it must be some bug in
fsck?
> It was, a new bug introduced while removing the direct mode code. Fixed
> that part. --[[Joey]]