Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] branch: rename orphan branches in any worktree

From: Rubén Justo <rjusto@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 28, 2023, 00:23 UTC
Message-ID: <fc3a5058-134a-3fcc-a59a-cd072f2d0258@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20230227194116.2417165-1-jonathantanmy@google.com>

On 27/2/23 20:41, Jonathan Tan wrote:

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> Rubén Justo <rjusto@gmail.com> writes:
>> @@ -583,7 +587,7 @@ static void copy_or_rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int
>>  				interpreted_oldname);
>>  	}
>>  
>> -	if (!copy) {
>> +	if (!copy && (oldref_usage & IS_HEAD)) {
>>  		/*
>>  		 * Update all per-worktree HEADs pointing at the old ref to
>>  		 * point the new ref.
> 
> What is the relevance of this change?
>

Maybe this change makes more sense in 2/3?

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