[JENKINS-71512] GitParameter not cleaning up stale ref branch

Type: Bug
Resolution: Unresolved
Priority: Major
Component/s: git-parameter-plugin
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- jenkins
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But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while. I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Summary

I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter. I'm using git-parameter:0.9.18 plugin in my Pipeline input parameters where the pipeline user can choose the release branch they want to build and deploy. I'm using GitHub as my code repository as well.

@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
    steps.parameters([
        gitParameter(
              branch: '',
              branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
              defaultValue: 'master',
              description: 'Git branch to deploy',
              name: 'BRANCH',
              quickFilterEnabled: false,
              selectedValue: 'NONE',
              sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
              type: 'PT_BRANCH'
            ),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}

The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called feature-abc in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged a week ago, GitHub automatically deleted the feature-abc branch in origin repository.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called

feature-abc /navbar
feature-abc/menu .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch feature-abc .

The issue:

error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp

! [new branch] feature-abc/navbar -> origin/feature-abc/navbar (unable to update local ref) 
   error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists; 
   cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'

! [new branch] feature-abc/menubar -> origin/feature-abc/menubar (unable to update local ref)
   error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menubar': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists; 
   cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menubar'

The solution I know is by running the following in the jenkins master server node.

git fetch --prune origin

But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while. I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Dan created issue - 2023-06-22 02:16

Dan made changes - 2023-06-22 02:16

Description

Original: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter

{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we deleted the branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ and ++ {+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .
h4. The issue:

{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

New: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we deleted the branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}and{{ {+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} . Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .
h4. The issue:

{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Dan made changes - 2023-06-22 02:17

Description

Original: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we deleted the branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}and{{ {+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} . Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .
h4. The issue:

{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

New: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we deleted the branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}and{{ {+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} . Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Dan made changes - 2023-06-22 02:17

Description

Original: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we deleted the branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}and{{ {+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} . Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

New: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Dan made changes - 2023-06-22 02:21

Description

Original: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

New: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter. I'm using [git-parameter|https://jenkins.dev.arbo.works/manage/pluginManager/installed#:~:text=Git%20Parameter%20Plug,0.9.18]:0.9.18 plugin in my Pipeline input parameters where the pipeline user can choose the release branch they want to build and deploy.
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Dan added a comment - 2023-06-22 02:22

Might be related to this old ticket: https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-33084.

But it says there that git-parameter 0.4.1 should have fixed this? But this plugin I use is already 0.9.18!

Dan added a comment - 2023-06-22 02:22 Might be related to this old ticket: https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-33084 . But it says there that git-parameter 0.4.1 should have fixed this? But this plugin I use is already 0.9.18!

Dan made changes - 2023-06-22 02:22

Assignee

Original: Parichay Barpanda [ baymac ]

New: Boguslaw Klimas [ klimas7 ]

Dan made changes - 2023-06-22 02:24

Description

Original: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter. I'm using [git-parameter|https://jenkins.dev.arbo.works/manage/pluginManager/installed#:~:text=Git%20Parameter%20Plug,0.9.18]:0.9.18 plugin in my Pipeline input parameters where the pipeline user can choose the release branch they want to build and deploy.
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged, we *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

New: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter. I'm using [git-parameter|https://jenkins.dev.arbo.works/manage/pluginManager/installed#:~:text=Git%20Parameter%20Plug,0.9.18]:0.9.18 plugin in my Pipeline input parameters where the pipeline user can choose the release branch they want to build and deploy. I'm using *GitHub* as my code repository as well.
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged a week ago, GitHub automatically *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin repository.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Dan made changes - 2023-06-22 02:26

Description

Original: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter. I'm using [git-parameter|https://jenkins.dev.arbo.works/manage/pluginManager/installed#:~:text=Git%20Parameter%20Plug,0.9.18]:0.9.18 plugin in my Pipeline input parameters where the pipeline user can choose the release branch they want to build and deploy. I'm using *GitHub* as my code repository as well.
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged a week ago, GitHub automatically *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin repository.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp
! [new branch] HU-8248/enable_ima -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref) error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/feature-abc' exists; cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'
! [new branch] HU-8248/nav -> origin/feature-abc/menu (unable to update local ref)
{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

New: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter. I'm using [git-parameter|https://jenkins.dev.arbo.works/manage/pluginManager/installed#:~:text=Git%20Parameter%20Plug,0.9.18]:0.9.18 plugin in my Pipeline input parameters where the pipeline user can choose the release branch they want to build and deploy. I'm using *GitHub* as my code repository as well.
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged a week ago, GitHub automatically *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin repository.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp

! [new branch] feature-abc/navbar -> origin/feature-abc/navbar (unable to update local ref)
   error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
   cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'

! [new branch] feature-abc/menubar -> origin/feature-abc/menubar (unable to update local ref)
   error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menubar': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
   cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menubar'{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Dan made changes - 2023-06-22 02:27

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Original: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter. I'm using [git-parameter|https://jenkins.dev.arbo.works/manage/pluginManager/installed#:~:text=Git%20Parameter%20Plug,0.9.18]:0.9.18 plugin in my Pipeline input parameters where the pipeline user can choose the release branch they want to build and deploy. I'm using *GitHub* as my code repository as well.
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged a week ago, GitHub automatically *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin repository.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp

! [new branch] feature-abc/navbar -> origin/feature-abc/navbar (unable to update local ref)
   error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
   cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'

! [new branch] feature-abc/menubar -> origin/feature-abc/menubar (unable to update local ref)
   error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menubar': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
   cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menubar'{code}

The solution I know is by running `{{{}git fetch --prune origin{}}}` in the jenkins master server node. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while.

I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

New: I have issue with Git. This is the issue in my Jenkins server when using gitParameter parameter. I'm using [git-parameter|https://jenkins.dev.arbo.works/manage/pluginManager/installed#:~:text=Git%20Parameter%20Plug,0.9.18]:0.9.18 plugin in my Pipeline input parameters where the pipeline user can choose the release branch they want to build and deploy. I'm using *GitHub* as my code repository as well.
{code:java}
@Library("myCiCdLib")
properties([
steps.parameters([
gitParameter(
branch: '',
branchFilter: 'origin/(release/.*)',
defaultValue: 'master',
description: 'Git branch to deploy',
name: 'BRANCH',
quickFilterEnabled: false,
selectedValue: 'NONE',
sortMode: 'DESCENDING',
type: 'PT_BRANCH'
),
    ])
])

pipeline {

  stages {
     stage("Build"){
        make build
        echo "Whatever steps ..."
     }
     # ... the rest of the pipeline
  }
}{code}
The problem may or may not related to Jenkins or the git plugins. But what happen is we have a branch called +{{feature-abc}}+ in origin a week ago and when the Pull Request from that branch got merged a week ago, GitHub automatically *deleted* the {{+feature-abc+}} branch in origin repository.

Jenkins might also have pulled this branch into its workspace and run the pipeline. Now we have two other branches we had just today called
* +{{feature-abc}}+ {{+/navbar+ }}
* {{{+}feature-abc{+}{+}/menu{+}}} .

Notice the name has same prefix with branch +{{feature-abc}}+ .

h4. The issue:
{code:java}
error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menu': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar' From https://github.com/MyOrg/mywebapp

! [new branch] feature-abc/navbar -> origin/feature-abc/navbar (unable to update local ref)
   error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
   cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/navbar'

! [new branch] feature-abc/menubar -> origin/feature-abc/menubar (unable to update local ref)
   error: cannot lock ref 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menubar': 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc' exists;
   cannot create 'refs/remotes/origin/feature-abc/menubar'{code}

The solution I know is by running the following in the jenkins master server node.
{code:java}
git fetch --prune origin{code}

h4. But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while. I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

Assignee:: Boguslaw Klimas

Reporter:: Dan

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Created:: 2023-06-22 02:16

Updated:: 2024-08-10 06:19

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But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while. I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

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But I don't like manual work as this issue kept coming once in a while. I wonder if there is a way to tell gitParameter to prune the stale reference. Thanks!

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