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Windows MSYS brace-stripping breaks stash restore on update

Cluster 87542 · apps/bootstrap-installer. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #118838 on 22 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?: Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #118838. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
Tracker: The maintainers' tracker marks this resolved, deciding PR #118838. That is separate from the fix event.
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A bug where MSYS on Windows strips braces from stash@{N} arguments causes auto-stash to never be re-applied during updates and plugin installs. Members cover the issue report, a targeted fix, and related plugin update reliability improvements.

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#118838 plugins: subdir installs stay updatable, stash re-apply works on MSYS, doctor unloads before teardown, pack seeds checked deep

merged to main

files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/plugin_dev.py, hermes_cli/plugin_packs.py, hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_stash.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_doctor_unload.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_plugin_packs.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_autostash.py

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#87571 fix(update,plugins): stop MSYS stripping braces from stash@{N} selectors on Windows (#87542) · done elsewhere → 92e6cc1, #87542, #118838

Closed issues · 1

Closed#87542Windows: git strips braces from stash@{N} argv (MSYS re-parse) — update never drops its auto-stash, and plugins update silently fails to restore local edits

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Subsystem: apps/bootstrap-installer
Merged PRs: #118838
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 22 Sep 2026

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