use these exact steps to repeat:

$ cd pijul-tests
$ git pull
# EXECUTE MANUALLY FAST, it FAILS
$ ./clone-loop.sh
 + touch mike-kfpe
+ add
+ pijul add -r .
Tracked 1 path(s)
+ record
+ pijul record -am.
+ cd ..
+ cd ..
+ pijul clone --path a repo a
Repository created at /home/mpech/pijul-tests-data/a
Downloading changes  [==================================================] 16/16 [00:00:00]
Applying changes     [==================================================] 16/16 [00:00:00]            
Error: while retrieving 
GOSXYSPVP3S7GIFNYTRTC2PQRG4JULOHU234PX6MGGGODMBNZGMAC: No such file or directory (os error 2)
$ 
#  GOS is Root record
$ cd ..
$ cd pijul-tests-data
$ pijul clone --path a repo a
Repository created at /home/mpech/pijul-tests-data/a
Downloading changes  [==================================================] 16/16 [00:00:00]
Applying changes     [==================================================] 16/16 [00:00:00]                                                       
Error: while retrieving 
GOSXYSPVP3S7GIFNYTRTC2PQRG4JULOHU234PX6MGGGODMBNZGMAC: No such file or directory (os error 2)
$ 

still repeatable.

Example: https://asciinema.org/a/644192

freebsd the same.

scripts in bash does not work, try manual rerun only!

This is/was due to dependencies being computed in the wrong place: I moved that computation to the remote repository. I haven’t done that on the Nest yet, but if you can confirm this works, let’s turn this issue into “update the Nest”.

works now. all tests passed.