The problem exists in Hardy at the very least. $ which git-clone /usr/bin/git-clone $ dpkg -S /usr/bin/git-clone git-core: /usr/bin/git-clone $ dpkg -s git-core | grep Version Version: 1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu2.1 $ mkdir foo; cd foo; git init Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ $ touch x ; git add x; git commit -m moo Created initial commit 05d6a57: moo 0 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 x $ git tag 'tagname\' $ git tag zzz $ cd .. ; git clone foo bar Initialized empty Git repository in /home/chris/bar/.git/ 0 blocks fatal: Cannot lock the ref 'refs/tags/tagname05d6a57e40c53230bee87f317b095549f0e71659 refs/tags/zzz'.
-- backslash escapes in tag names breaks various git tools https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262151 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
