zed-industries/zed · error

View commit failed

Error message

View commit failed

What it means

Sentinel failure in the commit-log/show flow: the `git show` future completed but the surrounding result was Err, so opening CommitView for the selected commit failed (git show failed or the commit could not be parsed).

Source

Thrown at crates/git_ui/src/git_ui.rs:692

                let show_result = show_future.await;

                match show_result {
                    Ok(Ok(details)) => {
                        workspace.update_in(cx, |workspace, window, cx| {
                            CommitView::open(
                                details.sha.to_string(),
                                repo.downgrade(),
                                workspace.weak_handle(),
                                None,
                                None,
                                window,
                                cx,
                            );
                        })?;
                    }
                    Ok(Err(_)) | Err(_) => {
                        workspace.update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
                            let error = anyhow::anyhow!("View commit failed");
                            Self::show_git_error_toast(&git_ref_string, error, workspace, cx);
                        });
                    }
                }

                Ok(())
            })
            .detach();
        cx.emit(DismissEvent);
    }

    fn show_git_error_toast(
        _git_ref: &str,
        error: anyhow::Error,
        workspace: &mut Workspace,
        cx: &mut Context<Workspace>,
    ) {
        let toast = Toast::new(NotificationId::unique::<()>(), error.to_string());

View on GitHub (pinned to f4178619ac)

Solutions

1. Refresh the git log — the commit may have been removed by a rebase/reset
2. Verify the commit exists with `git show <sha>` in the terminal
3. Check repository health: `git fsck` can detect a corrupted object store
4. Re-fetch if the commit is on a remote: `git fetch --all`

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/git_ui/src/git_ui.rs:692 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zed-industries/zed@f4178619ac (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5cb864adf562f73a. Report an issue: GitHub.