Sync with v1.7.8.1

diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index c2e625f40c9d77fa048b905ca4a3982da563b299..9971820a184d9713126c3c9f763dd8f6ec1b1a50 100644 (file)
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref,
                const char *head;
                unsigned char sha1[20];
 
-               head = resolve_ref("HEAD", sha1, 0, NULL);
+               head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", sha1, 0, NULL);
                if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, ref->buf))
                        die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
        }