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[PATCH 3/5] branch: delete symref branch, not its target

From
René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Date
Oct 18, 2012, 12:05 UTC
Message-ID
<507FF07D.8040608@lsrfire.ath.cx>
In-Reply-To
<507FEF0B.1060309@lsrfire.ath.cx>

If a branch that is to be deleted happens to be a symref to another branch, the current code removes the targeted branch instead of the one it was called for.

Change this surprising behaviour and delete the symref branch instead.

Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
---
 builtin/branch.c  |  2 +-
 t/t3200-branch.sh | 11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 97c7361..5e1e5b4 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ 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/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index 79c8d01..ec5f70e 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -262,6 +262,17 @@ test_expect_success 'config information was renamed, too' \
 	"test $(git config branch.s.dummy) = Hello &&
 	 test_must_fail git config branch.s/s/dummy"
 
+test_expect_success 'deleting a symref' '
+	git branch target &&
+	git symbolic-ref refs/heads/symref refs/heads/target &&
+	sha1=$(git rev-parse symref | cut -c 1-7) &&
+	echo "Deleted branch symref (was $sha1)." >expect &&
+	git branch -d symref >actual &&
+	test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/target &&
+	test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/symref &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'renaming a symref is not allowed' \
 '
 	git symbolic-ref refs/heads/master2 refs/heads/master &&
-- 
1.7.12
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Message 8 of 16 in “BUG when trying to delete symbolic refs”
  1. Johan HerlandOct 15, 2012
  2. René ScharfeOct 16, 2012
  3. refs: lock symref that is to be deleted, not its targetRené Scharfe, Oct 16, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2012
  5. René ScharfeOct 18, 2012
  6. 1/5 branch: factor out check_branch_commit()René Scharfe, Oct 18, 2012
  7. 2/5 branch: factor out delete_branch_config()René Scharfe, Oct 18, 2012
  8. 3/5 branch: delete symref branch, not its targetRené Scharfe, Oct 18, 2012
  9. 4/5 branch: skip commit checks when deleting symref branchesRené Scharfe, Oct 18, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2012
  11. 0/2 Fix remaining issue when deleting symrefsJohan Herland, Oct 21, 2012
  12. 1/2 t1400-update-ref: Add test verifying bug with symrefs in delete_ref()Johan Herland, Oct 21, 2012
  13. 2/2 Fix failure to delete a packed ref through a symrefJohan Herland, Oct 21, 2012
  14. René ScharfeOct 21, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2012
  16. 5/5 branch: show targets of deleted symrefs, not sha1sRené Scharfe, Oct 18, 2012

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