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[PATCH 5/5] branch -d: Fix failure to remove branch aliases (symrefs)

From
Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
Date
Oct 16, 2012, 13:44 UTC
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With refs/heads/alias set up as a symref to refs/heads/master, 'git branch -d alias' should remove refs/heads/alias and not refs/heads/master.

Signed-off-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
---
 builtin/branch.c                        | 2 +-
 t/t3220-symbolic-ref-as-branch-alias.sh | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index ffd2684..31af114 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (delete_ref(name, sha1, 0)) {
+		if (delete_ref(name, sha1, REF_NODEREF)) {
 			error(remote_branch
 			      ? _("Error deleting remote branch '%s'")
 			      : _("Error deleting branch '%s'"),
diff --git a/t/t3220-symbolic-ref-as-branch-alias.sh b/t/t3220-symbolic-ref-as-branch-alias.sh
index 39f3a33..8ebec7a 100755
--- a/t/t3220-symbolic-ref-as-branch-alias.sh
+++ b/t/t3220-symbolic-ref-as-branch-alias.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test_expect_success 'commits are reflected through "alias" symref' '
 	test_cmp expect alias
 '
 
-test_expect_failure '"branch -d" deletes the "alias" symref' '
+test_expect_success '"branch -d" deletes the "alias" symref' '
 	git branch -d alias &&
 	git rev-parse --verify master > master &&
 	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify alias &&
-- 
1.7.12.1.609.g5cd6968
Previous: Johan HerlandNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 6 of 7 in “Fixing problem with deleting symrefs”
  1. 0/5 Fixing problem with deleting symrefsJohan Herland, Oct 16, 2012
  2. 1/5 t1400-update-ref: Add test verifying bug with symrefs in delete_ref()Johan Herland, Oct 16, 2012
  3. 2/5 delete_ref(): Fix deletion of refs through symbolic refsJohan Herland, Oct 16, 2012
  4. 3/5 delete_ref(): Remove the correct reflog when deleting symrefsJohan Herland, Oct 16, 2012
  5. 4/5 Add tests for using symbolic refs as branch name aliases.Johan Herland, Oct 16, 2012
  6. 5/5 branch -d: Fix failure to remove branch aliases (symrefs)Johan Herland, Oct 16, 2012
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2012

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