How to solve git error: Server does not allow request for unadvertised object 3a2ceef391af73994dfeb0d8ef57ed6a52ef4238?

Question

I wanted to pull commit \"3a2ceef391af73994dfeb0d8ef57ed6a52ef4238\" from branch android. I used the command:

$ git fetch origin 3a2ceef391af73994dfeb0d8ef57ed6a         


        

Answer 1

This can happen when you are pointing to submodule commit that has been removed through a history re-write or squash. The best you can do is:

• First get a clear picture of what your team has been doing so you know what it should look like.
• Update your local with a git pull and then find the closest commit that works with your branch (it may be the latest) and then add that to your parent repo. e.g. something like:

parent-repo$ git fetch
parent-repo$ cd submodule-a
submodule-a$ git pull
submodule-a$ git checkout best-commit-according-to-team-and-your-branch
submodule-a$ cd ../
parent-repo$ git status
...
Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
  (commit or discard the untracked or modified content in submodules)
        modified:  submodule-a (modified content)
...
git add submodule-a
git commit -m "updated submodule-a reference"

Once you are happy it is correct and your team agrees you can push it up and the error should go away.

Answer 2

According to this answer and the given source it looks like BitBucket does not allow you to fetch a commit id, only references.

I cannot say if you can configure this behavior, but I think you can:

1. Pull the branch: git pull origin branchname
2. Checkout the local commit id: git checkout <commitid>