In ref-filter.c the comparison of refs while sorting is handled by cmp_ref_sorting() function. When sorting as per numerical values (e.g. --sort=objectsize) there is no fallback comparison when both refs hold the same value. This can cause unexpected results (i.e. the order of listing refs with equal values cannot be pre-determined) as pointed out by Johannes Sixt ($gmane/280117). Hence, fallback to alphabetical comparison based on the refname whenever the other criterion is equal. A test in t3203 was expecting that branch-two sorts before HEAD, which happened to be how qsort(3) on Linux sorted the array, but (1) that outcome was not even guaranteed, and (2) once we start breaking ties with the refname, "HEAD" should sort before "branch-two" so the original expectation was inconsistent with the criterion we now use. Update it to match the new world order, which we can now depend on being stable. Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> Reported-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <Karthik.188@xxxxxxxxx> --- ref-filter.c | 2 +- t/t3203-branch-output.sh | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c index 046e73b..7b33cb8 100644 --- a/ref-filter.c +++ b/ref-filter.c @@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ static int cmp_ref_sorting(struct ref_sorting *s, struct ref_array_item *a, stru if (va->ul < vb->ul) cmp = -1; else if (va->ul == vb->ul) - cmp = 0; + cmp = strcmp(a->refname, b->refname); else cmp = 1; } diff --git a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh index f77971c..9f2d482 100755 --- a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh +++ b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh @@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ EOF test_expect_success 'git branch `--sort` option' ' cat >expect <<-\EOF && - branch-two * (HEAD detached from fromtag) + branch-two branch-one master EOF -- 2.6.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html