From d2d520f5e01fb8d25e3f8d3fab09f9ea89d225c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Reid Baker <hamilton.reid.baker@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2023 13:41:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update release tooling to give a workaround for predictable
 failing case https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/120116 (#7111)

---
 script/tool/lib/src/update_release_info_command.dart | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/script/tool/lib/src/update_release_info_command.dart b/script/tool/lib/src/update_release_info_command.dart
index 8d7ceb84d3..240ae72eed 100644
--- a/script/tool/lib/src/update_release_info_command.dart
+++ b/script/tool/lib/src/update_release_info_command.dart
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ class UpdateReleaseInfoCommand extends PackageLoopingCommand {
         break;
       case _versionMinimal:
         final GitVersionFinder gitVersionFinder = await retrieveVersionFinder();
+        // If the line below fails with "Not a valid object name FETCH_HEAD"
+        // run "git fetch", FETCH_HEAD is a temporary reference that only exists
+        // after a fetch. This can happen when a branch is made locally and
+        // pushed but never fetched.
         _changedFiles = await gitVersionFinder.getChangedFiles();
         // Anothing other than a fixed change is null.
         _versionChange = null;