libgit2 / libgit2/rugged

Parent Refs Inaccurate On Shallow Graft Commits

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Description

Given any repo cloned with e.g. --depth=1,
In 1.6.3 head.target.parent_oids gives the correct list of references.
In 1.7.1 it is an empty set []

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Research direction

Reproduce the report with a repository cloned using --depth=1, then compare head.target.parent_oids under Rugged 1.6.3 and 1.7.1. Trace the parent-reference handling from the head target and verify that the current version returns the correct parent list for shallow graft commits.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, git, ruby
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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