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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index e5bfbceb22..e4a39aa3c3 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ struct tree *lookup_tree(const unsigned char *sha1)
return (struct tree *) obj;
}
+/*
+ * NOTE! Tree refs to external git repositories
+ * (ie gitlinks) do not count as real references.
+ *
+ * You don't have to have those repositories
+ * available at all, much less have the objects
+ * accessible from the current repository.
+ */
static void track_tree_refs(struct tree *item)
{
int n_refs = 0, i;
@@ -148,8 +156,11 @@ static void track_tree_refs(struct tree *item)
/* Count how many entries there are.. */
init_tree_desc(&desc, item->buffer, item->size);
- while (tree_entry(&desc, &entry))
+ while (tree_entry(&desc, &entry)) {
+ if (S_ISDIRLNK(entry.mode))
+ continue;
n_refs++;
+ }
/* Allocate object refs and walk it again.. */
i = 0;
@@ -158,6 +169,8 @@ static void track_tree_refs(struct tree *item)
while (tree_entry(&desc, &entry)) {
struct object *obj;
+ if (S_ISDIRLNK(entry.mode))
+ continue;
if (S_ISDIR(entry.mode))
obj = &lookup_tree(entry.sha1)->object;
else