Microsoft/vscode

Git - git sync issue on an empty repo

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#100,725 opened on Jun 22, 2020

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Description

  • VSCode Version: 1.46.1
  • OS Version: macOS 10.15.5

Steps to Reproduce:

# create empty repo test1
git clone https://.../test1.git test1_01
git clone https://.../test1.git test1_02
cd test1_01
code ./
# add 1.txt -> commit -> sync
cd ../test1_02
code ./
# click sync: I expect changes will be synced

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Research direction
Trace the git sync command in VSCode's source control extension to understand why it fails on an empty repo.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
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3
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Half day
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Clear
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