try this #4

diff --git a/git-remote-gcrypt b/git-remote-gcrypt
index b6615fc51ebfcc19893935765a83c1f3d9609871..df8e4dec7d17bc984faf12c24206eb80558c9f56 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-remote-gcrypt
+++ b/git-remote-gcrypt
@@ -1527,15 +1527,10 @@ get_remote_file_list()
                # to avoid D/F conflicts with the directory we are about to use.
                git update-ref -d "refs/gcrypt/list-files" 2>/dev/null || :
                
-               echo_info "Debug: Fetching refs/heads/* from $URL to list files..."
-               if git fetch --verbose "$URL" "refs/heads/*:refs/gcrypt/list-files/*" >&2; then
-                       echo_info "Debug: Fetch successful."
+               if git fetch --quiet "$URL" "refs/heads/*:refs/gcrypt/list-files/*" 2>/dev/null; then
                        # List files from ALL fetched branches
                        # We iterate refs manually to detect which one has files
                        local refs all_files="" ref_files=""
-                       # distinct refs
-                       Global_Dirty_Refs=""
-                       refs=$(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' "refs/gcrypt/list-files/")
                        echo_info "Debug: Found refs: $refs"
                        for ref in $refs; do
                                echo_info "Debug: Checking ref $ref"
@@ -1547,8 +1542,8 @@ get_remote_file_list()
 
                                local ls_stderr=""
                                ls_stderr=$(mktemp)
-                               rm -f "$ls_stderr"
-                               ref_files=$(git -c core.quotePath=false ls-tree -r --name-only "$ref" 2>"$ls_stderr") || {
+                               # Use >| to force overwrite ignore noclobber
+                               ref_files=$(git -c core.quotePath=false ls-tree -r --name-only "$ref" 2>| "$ls_stderr") || {
                                        echo_info "Debug: ls-tree failed for $ref:"
                                        cat "$ls_stderr" >&2
                                        rm -f "$ls_stderr"
@@ -1562,7 +1557,11 @@ get_remote_file_list()
                                        Global_Dirty_Refs="$Global_Dirty_Refs$real_ref "
                                        all_files="$all_files$ref_files$Newline"
                                else
-                                       echo_info "Debug: Ref $ref is empty (no files found)."
+                                       echo_info "Debug: Ref $ref seems empty with -r."
+                                       # Debug: try non-recursive to see if root has files
+                                       local root_files
+                                       root_files=$(git -c core.quotePath=false ls-tree --name-only "$ref")
+                                       echo_info "Debug: Root files: $root_files"
                                fi
                        done