Git PlainClone is throwing reference delta not found error

[ajaykn]

I am trying to clone repo:
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/install-octopus-cli-action

And seeing the error reference delta not found

git.PlainClone is failing

r, err := git.PlainClone("temp/"+repo_nwo, true, &git.CloneOptions{
    SingleBranch: false,
    URL:          "https://github.com/" + repo_nwo,
    Progress:     os.Stdout,
})

Output:

Enumerating objects: 8163, done.
Counting objects: 100% (1465/1465), done.
Compressing objects: 100% (854/854), done.
Total 8163 (delta 811), reused 964 (delta 515), pack-reused 6698
reference delta not found

git.Clone is working fine

storage := memory.NewStorage()
r, err := git.Clone(storage, nil, &git.CloneOptions{
    SingleBranch: false,
    URL:          "https://github.com/" + repo_nwo,
    Progress:     os.Stdout,
})

Output:

Enumerating objects: 8163, done.
Counting objects: 100% (1465/1465), done.
Compressing objects: 100% (856/856), done.
Total 8163 (delta 811), reused 962 (delta 513), pack-reused 6698

[ajaykn]

@mcuadros Any help on this ?
reaching out, since you have merged one PR: #392 on this reference delta not found issue

[ZauberNerd]

I can reproduce your issue with the latest master, my PR (#485 ) fixes it:

package main

import (
  "os"
  "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
)

func main() {
  _, err := git.PlainClone("temp/octopus", true, &git.CloneOptions{
    SingleBranch: false,
    URL:          "https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/install-octopus-cli-action",
    Progress:     os.Stdout,
  })

  if err != nil {
    println(err.Error())
  }
}

• Running the above code via go run main.go fails
• Using latest master via go mod edit -replace github.com/go-git/go-git/v5=github.com/go-git/go-git/v5@c785af3f4559ebac52c42f12d17cb118aac383ad && go mod tidy (to check if pumbling: packfile, resolve external reference delta #392 fixes it) and then running go run main.go fails
• Using my PR (plumbing: resolve non-external delta references #485 ) via go mod edit -replace github.com/go-git/go-git/v5=github.com/ZauberNerd/go-git/v5@29ec1bc1e5db2c38fea941603da32070e0af5a91 && go mod tidy and then running go run main.go works

[ajaykn]

Thanks @ZauberNerd, cross checked and yeah your PR fix is solving the issue.

Hopefully, your PR will be merged soon and will get a new release of go-git.

[kaiohenricunha]

I ran into the same issue and @ZauberNerd 's PR solved it.

Thanks!

But, why is it taking so long for PRs to be merged?

[kyparisisg]

Hey folks, I am running to the same issue here!
Any thoughts when the PR will get merged?
Or if I can use any workarounds?
Thank you!

[AriehSchneier]

@pjbgf - it looks like this should now be closed as fixed by #485

[pjbgf]

Nice one @AriehSchneier. Closing as per #485.