[JIRA] (JENKINS-27082) Sparse checkouts and submodules: Error on checkout, submodule missing

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weihong.guan@gmail.com (JIRA)

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Jun 15, 2018, 4:02:03 AM6/15/18
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Weihong Guan commented on Bug JENKINS-27082
 
Re: Sparse checkouts and submodules: Error on checkout, submodule missing

Any workaround for it?
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mark.earl.waite@gmail.com (JIRA)

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Jun 15, 2018, 9:17:03 AM6/15/18
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Weihong Guan the workaround is to not use sparse checkout.

weihong.guan@gmail.com (JIRA)

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Mark Waite My workaround is not use submodule. All I need is a shell script, but I think it is more polite to import it as a submodule not the raw source file. But checkout the whole repo is too much waste in my case.

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[~markewaite] My workaround is not use submodule. All I need is a shell script, but I think it is more polite to import it as a submodule not the raw source file. But checkout Checking out the whole repo is of too much waste in my case.

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ashok.mohanty@oracle.com (JIRA)

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Mar 16, 2020, 8:06:05 AM3/16/20
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ASHOK MOHANTY commented on Bug JENKINS-27082
 
Re: Sparse checkouts and submodules: Error on checkout, submodule missing

I am getting the same error - when trying to use 'sparsecheckout' to checkout only a directory not full git-project.

 > git config core.sparsecheckout # timeout=10
 > git config core.sparsecheckout true # timeout=10
 > git read-tree -mu HEAD # timeout=10
Command "git read-tree -mu HEAD" returned status code 128:
stdout: 
stderr: fatal: Not a valid object name HEAD

git plugin 4.0.0 , git-client  3.0.0 , gitlab-plugin 1.4.3  .
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ashok.mohanty@oracle.com (JIRA)

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Mar 16, 2020, 8:08:03 AM3/16/20
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ASHOK MOHANTY edited a comment on Bug JENKINS-27082
I am getting the same error - when trying to use 'sparsecheckout' to checkout only a directory not full git-project.
{code:java}

> git config core.sparsecheckout # timeout=10
> git config core.sparsecheckout true # timeout=10
> git read-tree -mu HEAD # timeout=10
Command "git read-tree -mu HEAD" returned status code 128:
stdout:
stderr: fatal: Not a valid object name HEAD
{code}

git plugin 4.0.0 , git-client  3.0.0 , gitlab-plugin 1.4.3  .


 

OR do we have any alternate solution to checkout directory (not complete project) in Jenkins job.

mark.earl.waite@gmail.com (JIRA)

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Mar 18, 2020, 12:50:03 AM3/18/20
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ASHOK MOHANTY I can't tell from your message if you're using a submodule with the sparse checkout or not.

If you're not using a submodule with a sparse checkout, then this issue does not apply to you. You may want to check the version of command line git on the system that has the issue. If you're using Red Hat Linux 6, CentOS 6, Oracle Linux 6, Scientific Linux 6, Red Hat Linux 7, CentOS 7, Oracle Linux 7, or Scientific Linux 7, you may have a version of command line git that is too old to support sparse checkout. I believe reliable sparse checkout support requires at least command line git 1.9.

If your command line git version is not too old and you are not using a submodule, then you should open a new issue. This issue is specifically related to sparse checkout interaction with submodules.

ashok.mohanty@oracle.com (JIRA)

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Mar 26, 2020, 9:46:03 AM3/26/20
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Thanks Mark. Yes I am trying to use submodule (sparse checkout). But ya found the git version is 1.8.x, will upgrade to 1.9.x and re-try.

FYI - OS is "Oracle Linux Server 7.7".

mark.earl.waite@gmail.com (JIRA)

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Mar 26, 2020, 9:53:03 AM3/26/20
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ASHOK MOHANTY if you are upgrading to a newer version of git, please consider upgrading to a much more recent version than 1.9.x. Git 2.26.0 recently released. Git 2.26.0 and the preceding 25+ releases are significant improvements over command line git 1.9.
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