On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 12:58:16AM -0700, Karthik Nayak wrote: > shejialuo <shejialuo@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > We have code that checks regular ref contents, but we do not yet check > > the contents of symbolic refs. By using "parse_loose_ref_content" for > > symbolic refs, we will get the information of the "referent". > > > > We do not need to check the "referent" by opening the file. This is > > because if "referent" exists in the file system, we will eventually > > check its correctness by inspecting every file in the "refs" directory. > > If the "referent" does not exist in the filesystem, this is OK as it is > > seen as the dangling symref. > > > > So we just need to check the "referent" string content. A regular could > > seems like we're missing the noun here, a regular what? > It should be "a regular ref". I copied the original commit message and may carelessly type "daw" in vim to delete the "ref". Thanks.
