From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 41110 invoked by alias); 1 Mar 2016 01:05:35 -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 39539 invoked by uid 89); 1 Mar 2016 01:05:35 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=Hx-languages-length:1275, brobecker, Brobecker, Changing X-Spam-User: qpsmtpd, 2 recipients X-HELO: mail-qg0-f47.google.com Received: from mail-qg0-f47.google.com (HELO mail-qg0-f47.google.com) (209.85.192.47) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-GCM-SHA256 encrypted) ESMTPS; Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:05:34 +0000 Received: by mail-qg0-f47.google.com with SMTP id d32so74828409qgd.0; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:05:33 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc; bh=WcJU7Zqu9/cHvAkJWYiVqXqBhkVkuc0G7dO81EP0hKA=; b=MF5GQFpROTxLHYbpr9eaRryUduwIh9Wvmf/HmMdXN0v7owDFUSIIFGNxusWTJJqEGn fgxEZ8wFMYFHYyrD+DygD2ErpJlhyQHuwuv4aB6Rmd+K3nDGgfoeDqLv1fyLWlGnDjKu NlPsfn6AR3ypi60ReAvCW+Lemr4nWj9KC9lWcRQqbdArl7V0umS14ZCpMZ92yVBh9ya5 968X0gFNiULgQu2onCcnCUYsy1kAs8QyZpMV3e/pKNNiMqdNbxMag43P2rBuZ8rCnW+Y r7LdidvNXxusCWbX9yE8Wnea2lZjA9R89wmVFmLFT5d239ehA/thbZScChqdKumICh5l k+fg== X-Gm-Message-State: AD7BkJIZlK6IEXJY/+wqxzeP7pT+NhyB4QvKIPC/I5QqtXTmimsgmHX8fnFl8H2TiIzD4x5HYFZROi8Qwf4Qzg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.25.206 with SMTP id 72mr22992130qgt.49.1456794332030; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:05:32 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.55.15.199 with HTTP; Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:05:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20160229235006.GB1710@adacore.com> References: <20160229235006.GB1710@adacore.com> Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:05:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: How can I remove a personal tag? From: "H.J. Lu" To: Joel Brobecker Cc: Binutils , GDB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-SW-Source: 2016-03/txt/msg00001.txt.bz2 On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Joel Brobecker wrote: >> 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 Can you delete it for me? Thanks. BTW, can you also prune the git repo? It has too many unreachable objects. > 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 -- H.J.