[darcs-devel] [issue2258] darcs optimize --patch-index reports: "darcs: error: patch index entry for file ./foo.html created >1 times."

[Mark Stosberg]

New submission from Mark Stosberg <mark at summersault.com>:

1. Summarise the issue (what were doing, what went wrong?)

I ran: 

darcs optimize --patch-index

The result was:
darcs: error: patch index entry for file ./foo.html created >1 times.

2. What behaviour were you expecting instead?

I expected it to succeed.

3. What darcs version are you using? (Try: darcs --exact-version)

2.9.5 (+ 153 patches)

4. What operating system are you running?

Ubuntu 10.04.

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I looked up the history for that file. Incredibly, darcs shows the file 
being added twice, with no "remove" in between that I can see. The first 
time was in 2004, possibly pre darcs-1.0. I don't understand how darcs 
could have allowed that.

But, since apparently can actually happen, it would be nice if --patch-
index could deal with it. :)

Perhaps it can "warn" and tell me there's a problem with the file, and 
the history for it will be incomplete... or just have no index for that 
file in particular?

I would really like to use Patch Index on this particular repo, so 
workarounds are also welcome.

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messages: 16244
nosy: markstos
priority: bug
status: unknown
title: darcs optimize --patch-index reports: "darcs: error: patch index entry for file ./foo.html created >1 times."
topic: PatchIndex

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