🧟📄 v1.87.0 deletes of files not honored, zombies files come back from the dead

[clach04]

Steps:

1. from a checkout (that GitJournal is not using)
2. Delete file
3. commit the delete
4. push to sevver
5. in git journal refresh/pull
6. in other checkout pull - gi tlog shows GJ re-added the file 😿

Older version with c-git lib did not have this issue.

Deleting file inside GitJournal works (but a pain if want to delete a bunch of files/notes.

Deleting from git dir on phone, then syncing does NOT work.

[tschager]

I am having the same issue with v1.87.0+3768

[davidluhr]

Having this issue as well. I had to uninstall the app because this was causing major issues for me. I spent a long time pruning and reorgranizing an extensive collection of notes, and GitJournal's sync re-added the notes in their original location. I had to hard reset the GitJournal commit and remove the app entirely to avoid this risk.

I hope there is a simple fix for this. Perhaps the change to dart-git is related to this?

The commit description for 80cbb05 mentions the following:

while my own dart-git's merging is quite bad in comparison to libgit2, it's the only way to move forward without libgit2

Is this issue caused by dart-git's merging?

[ptvirgo]

Probably goes without saying but if someone finds a workaround, please let us know.

[tschager]

The only workaround I know is to delete the app before the delete operations and re-install afterwards..

[davidluhr]

I've unfortunately had to uninstall the app to avoid the issue. I miss it; it was a valuable part of my personal knowledge management and without it I don't have a way to edit my notes without a computer.

I'm hoping there's a solution and will happily upgrade to a paid plan if this is resolved.

[clach04]

The only workaround I know is to delete the app before the delete operations and re-install afterwards..

Untested but I'm guessing breaking the link to the git repo maybe another similar workaround without having to uninstall and then reinstall.

[clach04]

I've unfortunately had to uninstall the app to avoid the issue. I miss it; it was a valuable part of my personal knowledge management and without it I don't have a way to edit my notes without a computer.

I'm hoping there's a solution and will happily upgrade to a paid plan if this is resolved.

MGit works great in this area, but you would then need to use a separate editor (like quick edit https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.edit or https://billthefarmer.github.io/notes/) so working work flow but slightly less automated.

[vHanda]

Sorry about this issue guys. I just tried to reproduce it, and the files are getting deleted on my end.

GitJournal/foam@a2df80a

I'm going to spend another 15-20 minutes now to try and reproduce this. If I can reproduce it, I'll happily fix it. I rarely delete notes since I mostly use GitJournal for journaling and not note taking, but I hate to see it so broken for all of you.

[vHanda]

Nevermind. I managed to reproduce it. I understand what's going on. Let me try and fix it.

[davidluhr]

@vHanda Thank you so much! Excited to be able to use the app and again and I appreciate all your work to provide this for us!