From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx>
When guessing the default branch name of a remote, and there are no refs
to guess from, we want to go with the preference specified by the user
for the fall-back.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx>
---
remote.c | 12 ++++++++----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 534c6426f1e..95fa8cc78e0 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void read_remotes_file(struct remote *remote)
static void read_branches_file(struct remote *remote)
{
- char *frag;
+ char *frag, *default_branch_name = NULL;
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
FILE *f = fopen_or_warn(git_path("branches/%s", remote->name), "r");
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void read_branches_file(struct remote *remote)
/*
* The branches file would have URL and optionally
- * #branch specified. The "master" (or specified) branch is
+ * #branch specified. The default (or specified) branch is
* fetched and stored in the local branch matching the
* remote name.
*/
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void read_branches_file(struct remote *remote)
if (frag)
*(frag++) = '\0';
else
- frag = "master";
+ frag = default_branch_name = git_default_branch_name(1);
add_url_alias(remote, strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL));
strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/heads/%s:refs/heads/%s",
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ static void read_branches_file(struct remote *remote)
strbuf_addf(&buf, "HEAD:refs/heads/%s", frag);
refspec_append(&remote->push, buf.buf);
remote->fetch_tags = 1; /* always auto-follow */
+ free(default_branch_name);
strbuf_release(&buf);
}
@@ -2099,7 +2100,10 @@ struct ref *guess_remote_head(const struct ref *head,
/* If refs/heads/master could be right, it is. */
if (!all) {
- r = find_ref_by_name(refs, "refs/heads/master");
+ char *name = git_default_branch_name(0);
+
+ r = find_ref_by_name(refs, name);
+ free(name);
if (r && oideq(&r->old_oid, &head->old_oid))
return copy_ref(r);
}
--
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