From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 35357 invoked by alias); 29 Feb 2016 23:50:10 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 35330 invoked by uid 89); 29 Feb 2016 23:50:09 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=personal X-Spam-User: qpsmtpd, 2 recipients X-HELO: rock.gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:50:08 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F391B1165C5; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:50:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id hS442v-2EzUw; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:50:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from joel.gnat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA9321165C3; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:50:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by joel.gnat.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 7C345406CD; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:50:06 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:50:00 -0000 From: Joel Brobecker To: "H.J. Lu" Cc: Binutils , GDB Subject: Re: How can I remove a personal tag? Message-ID: <20160229235006.GB1710@adacore.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-SW-Source: 2016-02/txt/msg00041.txt.bz2 > I want to update users/hjl/linux/release/2.26.51.0.1 tag by > removing it fist. I got > > # git push origin :users/hjl/linux/release/2.26.51.0.1 > remote: *** Deleting a tag is not allowed in this repository > remote: error: hook declined to update > refs/tags/users/hjl/linux/release/2.26.51.0.1 > Auto packing the repository for optimum performance. > warning: There are too many unreachable loose objects; run 'git prune' > to remove them. > To ssh://hjl@sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git > ! [remote rejected] users/hjl/linux/release/2.26.51.0.1 (hook declined) > error: failed to push some refs to > 'ssh://hjl@sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git' Changing the target of a tag is considered to be a really bad idea. I have to run, but you can look it up on the web as to why. I can delete the tag for you, but regardless, I recommend you use another one. This happened to me too when I was creating an earlier GDB release, so it's really important to be careful when creating them... -- Joel