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Very long branch names can exceed the path limit inside .git #193

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opened 2026-11-11 05:58:43 +00:00 by james.maes · 0 comments
james.maes commented 2026-11-11 05:58:43 +00:00
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Carried over from 1.1.1.

A repository with very long branch names can fail with "path too long" inside .git (reference files are named after branches). core.longpaths covers the working tree; check what libgit2 does for paths under .git, and whether packed references avoid it.

Carried over from 1.1.1. A repository with very long branch names can fail with "path too long" inside `.git` (reference files are named after branches). `core.longpaths` covers the working tree; check what libgit2 does for paths under `.git`, and whether packed references avoid it.
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Reference: KofTwentyTwo/gclo#193