From: Phil Sainty <psainty@orcon.net.nz>
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2016 02:54:22 GMT
Subject: Since 2.7.0 git branch displays symbolic references as ref -> ref instead of ref -> branch
Message-ID: <570085DE.9000002@orcon.net.nz>

Given the following symbolic reference:

$ git symbolic-ref refs/heads/m refs/heads/master


Correct in 2.6.6:

$ PATH=~/git/git-2.6.6:$PATH git branch
   m -> master
* master


Wrong in 2.7.0:

$ PATH=~/git/git-2.7.0:$PATH git branch
   m -> m
* master


Still wrong in current version 2.8.0:

$ PATH=~/git/git-2.8.0:$PATH git branch
   m -> m
* master



As the new output isn't very useful, I assume this is an
unintentional bug/regression.

The 2.6.6 output has been used since at least version 1.7.12.4
(when I first started making use of this ability).


-Phil