* We ignore errors in 'gc --auto', since the
                         * user should see them.
                         */
+                       close_all_packs();
                        run_command_v_opt(argv_gc_auto, RUN_GIT_CMD);
                }
        }
        if (!branch->merge_nr)
                die(_("No default upstream defined for the current branch."));
 
-       args = xcalloc(branch->merge_nr + 1, sizeof(char *));
+       args = xcalloc(st_add(branch->merge_nr, 1), sizeof(char *));
        for (i = 0; i < branch->merge_nr; i++) {
                if (!branch->merge[i]->dst)
                        die(_("No remote-tracking branch for %s from %s"),