I got a similiar error when branching from bzr.dev into a shared repository using the 2a format with Bazaar 2.0.0:
bzr: ERROR: zlib.error: Error -3 while decompressing: invalid distance too far back
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 842, in exception_to_return_code
File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 1037, in run_bzr
File "bzrlib\commands.pyo", line 654, in run_argv_aliases
File "bzrlib\builtins.pyo", line 1243, in run
File "bzrlib\bzrdir.pyo", line 1183, in sprout
File "bzrlib\repository.pyo", line 1695, in fetch
File "bzrlib\decorators.pyo", line 192, in write_locked
File "bzrlib\repository.pyo", line 3413, in fetch
File "bzrlib\fetch.pyo", line 81, in __init__
File "bzrlib\fetch.pyo", line 107, in __fetch
File "bzrlib\fetch.pyo", line 135, in _fetch_everything_for_search
File "bzrlib\repository.pyo", line 4238, in insert_stream
File "bzrlib\repository.pyo", line 4271, in _locked_insert_stream
File "bzrlib\groupcompress.pyo", line 1608, in insert_record_stream
File "bzrlib\groupcompress.pyo", line 1714, in _insert_record_stream
File "bzrlib\groupcompress.pyo", line 454, in get_bytes_as
File "bzrlib\groupcompress.pyo", line 554, in _prepare_for_extract
File "bzrlib\groupcompress.pyo", line 158, in _ensure_content
error: Error -3 while decompressing: invalid distance too far back
I got a similiar error when branching from bzr.dev into a shared repository using the 2a format with Bazaar 2.0.0:
bzr: ERROR: zlib.error: Error -3 while decompressing: invalid distance too far back
Traceback (most recent call last): commands. pyo", line 842, in exception_ to_return_ code commands. pyo", line 1037, in run_bzr commands. pyo", line 654, in run_argv_aliases builtins. pyo", line 1243, in run bzrdir. pyo", line 1183, in sprout repository. pyo", line 1695, in fetch decorators. pyo", line 192, in write_locked repository. pyo", line 3413, in fetch everything_ for_search repository. pyo", line 4238, in insert_stream repository. pyo", line 4271, in _locked_ insert_ stream groupcompress. pyo", line 1608, in insert_ record_ stream groupcompress. pyo", line 1714, in _insert_ record_ stream groupcompress. pyo", line 454, in get_bytes_as groupcompress. pyo", line 554, in _prepare_ for_extract groupcompress. pyo", line 158, in _ensure_content
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\fetch.pyo", line 81, in __init__
File "bzrlib\fetch.pyo", line 107, in __fetch
File "bzrlib\fetch.pyo", line 135, in _fetch_
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
File "bzrlib\
error: Error -3 while decompressing: invalid distance too far back
bzr 2.0.0 on python 2.5.4 (Windows- Vista-6. 0.6002- SP2) plugins\ bzrtools [2.0.0] plugins\ explorer [0.8.2] plugins\ launchpad [2.0.0] credential_ store C:\Program Files\Bazaar\ plugins\ netrc_credentia l_store plugins\ qbzr [0.14.2] plugins\ rebase [0.5.3] plugins\ svn [1.0.0] plugins\ upload [1.0.0dev] plugins\ xmloutput [0.8.5]
arguments: ['bzr', 'branch', 'lp:bzr']
encoding: 'cp1252', fsenc: 'mbcs', lang: None
plugins:
bzrtools C:\Program Files\Bazaar\
explorer C:\Program Files\Bazaar\
launchpad C:\Program Files\Bazaar\
netrc_
[2.0.0]
qbzr C:\Program Files\Bazaar\
rebase C:\Program Files\Bazaar\
svn C:\Program Files\Bazaar\
upload C:\Program Files\Bazaar\
xmloutput C:\Program Files\Bazaar\