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  "signature": "hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Could not checkout branch 'main' with start point 'origin/main'",
  "signature_zh": "Git插件异常：无法检出分支'main'，起始点'origin/main'",
  "regex": "Could not checkout branch.*with start point.*origin/",
  "domain": "cicd",
  "category": "build_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Jenkins Git plugin fails to checkout because the branch or commit reference is missing, the remote repository is unreachable, or the workspace has stale lock files from a previous aborted build.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "Jenkins Git插件无法检出，因为分支或提交引用丢失、远程仓库不可达，或工作空间存在之前中止构建的陈旧锁文件。",
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      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
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      "version": "Git Plugin 5.2.0",
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    {
      "version": "Git 2.40",
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      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
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  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Workspace deletion alone doesn't fix remote connectivity issues or stale git refs; lock files may reoccur.",
      "fail_rate": 0.5,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Plugin reinstall doesn't affect remote repo state or local git configuration; overkill for checkout issue.",
      "fail_rate": 0.7,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Timeout increase doesn't resolve missing branches or authentication failures; only delays failure.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
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  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Clean workspace and retry: add `cleanWs()` in pipeline or `git clean -fdx` before checkout, and ensure branch exists: `git branch -r | grep origin/main`",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Clean workspace and retry: add `cleanWs()` in pipeline or `git clean -fdx` before checkout, and ensure branch exists: `git branch -r | grep origin/main`",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Use shallow clone with depth 1 to avoid stale refs: `checkout([$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: '*/main']], extensions: [[$class: 'CloneOption', depth: 1, noTags: true, shallow: true]])`",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Use shallow clone with depth 1 to avoid stale refs: `checkout([$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: '*/main']], extensions: [[$class: 'CloneOption', depth: 1, noTags: true, shallow: true]])`",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Force fetch remote refs before checkout: `git fetch origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main --force` in pipeline script",
      "success_rate": 0.88,
      "how": "Force fetch remote refs before checkout: `git fetch origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main --force` in pipeline script",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Clean workspace and retry: add `cleanWs()` in pipeline or `git clean -fdx` before checkout, and ensure branch exists: `git branch -r | grep origin/main`",
    "Use shallow clone with depth 1 to avoid stale refs: `checkout([$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: '*/main']], extensions: [[$class: 'CloneOption', depth: 1, noTags: true, shallow: true]])`",
    "Force fetch remote refs before checkout: `git fetch origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main --force` in pipeline script"
  ],
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    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://plugins.jenkins.io/git/",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "GIT_CHECKOUT_FAILED",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.86,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.84,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-04-18",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
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