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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 2ab42aaf4d..c0c865a4b1 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
dont_change_ref = 1;
else if (!force)
die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", name);
- else if (!is_bare_repository() && !strcmp(head, name))
+ else if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, name))
die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
forcing = 1;
}
@@ -175,9 +175,14 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
break;
case 1:
- /* Unique completion -- good, only if it is a real ref */
- if (explicit_tracking && !strcmp(real_ref, "HEAD"))
- die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
+ /* Unique completion -- good, only if it is a real branch */
+ if (prefixcmp(real_ref, "refs/heads/") &&
+ prefixcmp(real_ref, "refs/remotes/")) {
+ if (explicit_tracking)
+ die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
+ else
+ real_ref = NULL;
+ }
break;
default:
die("Ambiguous object name: '%s'.", start_name);
@@ -217,6 +222,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
void remove_branch_state(void)
{
+ unlink(git_path("CHERRY_PICK_HEAD"));
unlink(git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
unlink(git_path("MERGE_RR"));
unlink(git_path("MERGE_MSG"));