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Claude Code v2.1.287 ·

Clearer error when git can't fetch missing files over a blocked connection type

When a partial clone's on-demand fetch fails because the connection type isn't allowed, the error now explains why and names the address

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What

A partial clone is a git repository downloaded without all of its file contents. Git fetches the missing pieces on demand later, which is called a lazy fetch. Git also limits which connection types, such as HTTPS or SSH, it may use.

When a lazy fetch fails because the connection type is not allowed, Claude Code's error message now says these things:

  • Nothing was fetched.
  • A lazy fetch only runs over the allowed connection types.
  • The address git tried to fetch the missing pieces from.
  • A hint about insteadOf rules, which are git settings that rewrite one address into another.

Before, the message only added a hint about the http.extraHeader setting. Claude Code runs this git command with LC_ALL=C so it can recognise the error.

Why

If you work in a repository with an unusual git setup, the error now points at the real cause instead of an unrelated setting.

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