Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
Just an implementation detail for the server, however: for an *empty*
repository (one which has no refs at all), the server needs to *not*
transmit the redirect, or there will be a loop :) It is unnecessary,
anyway, since there is inherently nothing to do.
Actually that's not true. A correct client won't loop.
An empty repository is required to send "refs" section header.
So the client will see the "refs" header and know that the complete
set of refs is following. Only nothing follows, so it knows the
complete set is the empty set.
A redirect with no ref data won't have the "refs" section header.
So the client knows that it cannot conclude anything from that
exchange and must follow the redirect.
Ah, good point.
-hpa
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