test_cmp expected actual
'
+cat > expected << EOF
+reset refs/heads/master
+from :14
+
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'refs are updated even if no commits need to be exported' '
+ > tmp-marks &&
+ git fast-export --import-marks=tmp-marks \
+ --export-marks=tmp-marks master > /dev/null &&
+ git fast-export --import-marks=tmp-marks \
+ --export-marks=tmp-marks master > actual &&
+ test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
test_done