Subject: Re: [BUG] git clone from bundle with --all does not fetch all refs

From: Andreas Schwab <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:51:59 +0200

On Okt 08 2025, Andrew Harmon wrote:

> As an end user, I found this very surprising. I was expecting to call:
> git clone <repo-bundle>
> and have this behave just like:
> git clone <ssh-or-https-target>

If you want that equivalency, then you need to create the bundle either
directly from <ssh-or-https-target>, or a mirror clone thereof.  By
using a regular clone as the source for the bundle you already have a
different type of repository than the one you see at the
<ssh-or-https-target>.

> echo ""
> echo "Clone the repo via SSH"
> git clone git@UBUBEAR:external_sources/matrice_sq.git matrice_sq
>
> echo ""
> echo "View available remote branches"
> (cd matrice_sq && git branch -r)

Compare the output of "git ls-remote matrice_sq" with the output of "git
ls-remote git@UBUBEAR:external_sources/matrice_sq.git"
to see the difference between the two repositories.

>
> echo ""
> echo "Pack the bundle for offline distribution"
> (cd matrice_sq && git bundle create ../matrice_sq.bundle --all)

The bundle picks up the refs from your local clone matice_sq, which is
different from the list of refs you'll see in the external source.

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