return refname_match(branch->merge[i]->src, refname, ref_fetch_rules);
}
+static int ignore_symref_update(const char *refname)
+{
+ unsigned char sha1[20];
+ int flag;
+
+ if (!resolve_ref_unsafe(refname, sha1, 0, &flag))
+ return 0; /* non-existing refs are OK */
+ return (flag & REF_ISSYMREF);
+}
+
static struct ref *get_expanded_map(const struct ref *remote_refs,
const struct refspec *refspec)
{
if (strchr(ref->name, '^'))
continue; /* a dereference item */
if (match_name_with_pattern(refspec->src, ref->name,
- refspec->dst, &expn_name)) {
+ refspec->dst, &expn_name) &&
+ !ignore_symref_update(expn_name)) {
struct ref *cpy = copy_ref(ref);
cpy->peer_ref = alloc_ref(expn_name);