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git fetch crashes and fixes on partial-clone checkouts

Cluster 124272 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-24 13:18 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #126150 on 28 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where git pack-objects crashes during partial-clone fetches breaks hermes update and bootstrap. Related fixes add self-healing behavior and improved failure diagnostics.

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#126150 hermes update works on shallow, stale and partial-clone checkouts (salvage #122430, #123312, #124293, #124671)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/gitlock.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_check.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_partial_clone.py, tests/e2e/core/upgrade/git/test_shallow_install.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_gitlock.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_shallow_boundary_repair.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_shallow_graft_prune.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_tag_fetch_partial_clone.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_shallow_heal.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · other 1

#124293 fix(update): self-heal git pack-objects crash on partial-clone fetches · other → #126150
#125288 fix(update): print git binary and repo on fetch failure · done elsewhere → 2e67412, e937eeb

Closed issues · 1

Closed#124272git fetch crashes on tree:0 partial clones: BUG pack-objects.c:4842 should_include_obj - breaks hermes update/bootstrap

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #126150
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 28 Sep 2026

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