[SOLVED] Cannot clone or pull meteor project from Github

dthwaite · January 20, 2023, 3:56pm

Hi,

I need to pull an update to a cloned copy of Meteor and, since v2.10.0, it’s tripping up with this (cloning from master):

remote error: upload-pack: not our ref 1801279da67832f8bb298b8d8711711d816153f5 Fetched in submodule path ‘packages/non-core/blaze’, but it did not contain 1801279da67832f8bb298b8d8711711d816153f5. Direct fetching of that commit failed.

I get the same issue if I try and clone the whole project afresh.

Any ideas?

grubba · January 31, 2023, 4:46pm

Hello there, what command have you run?
Was it this one below?

$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/meteor/meteor.git
$ cd meteor

Here is the detailed way of installing meteor locally to develop locally.

github.com

meteor/meteor/blob/devel/DEVELOPMENT.md

# Development

This document is intended to provide instructions and helpful information for developers who are [contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) [pull-requests](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/pulls/) (or otherwise making changes) to **Meteor Core itself (not Meteor apps)**.

As the first suggestion to the reader of this document: If, during the course of development, a Meteor-specific process is revealed which is helpful and not documented here, please consider editing this document and submitting a pull-request.  Another developer will be thankful!

## Running from a Git checkout

If you want to run on the bleeding edge, or [help contribute to Meteor](CONTRIBUTING.md), you
can run Meteor directly from a Git checkout using these steps:

1. **Clone from GitHub**

    ```sh
    $ git clone --recursive https://github.com/meteor/meteor.git
    $ cd meteor
    ```

    > ##### Important note about Git submodules!
    >

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dthwaite · February 2, 2023, 3:50pm

Many thanks,

It was kinda that - I have an existing clone of Meteor and with the new submodule it was refusing to let me pull from the official meteor to get the latest updates (while keeping my changes). My clone does not have the submodule.

I sorted it by recloning meteor and then pulling my version over it and then pushing it all back into my repository.

All good