clone: always fetch remote HEAD

diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index cd7f56e6c4b6e1b1059ffa0eae91b46e579b9e97..e98576f22ee3aeb9caef3b18b3775b5aabb7da4b 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static const char *unique_tracking_name(const char *name)
 int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
        struct checkout_opts opts;
-       unsigned char rev[20];
+       unsigned char rev[20], branch_rev[20];
        const char *arg;
        struct branch_info new;
        struct tree *source_tree = NULL;
@@ -832,18 +832,21 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                argc--;
 
                new.name = arg;
-               if ((new.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1))) {
-                       setup_branch_path(&new);
+               setup_branch_path(&new);
 
-                       if ((check_ref_format(new.path) == CHECK_REF_FORMAT_OK) &&
-                           resolve_ref(new.path, rev, 1, NULL))
-                               ;
-                       else
-                               new.path = NULL;
+               if (check_ref_format(new.path) == CHECK_REF_FORMAT_OK &&
+                   resolve_ref(new.path, branch_rev, 1, NULL))
+                       hashcpy(rev, branch_rev);
+               else
+                       new.path = NULL; /* not an existing branch */
+
+               if (!(new.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1))) {
+                       /* not a commit */
+                       source_tree = parse_tree_indirect(rev);
+               } else {
                        parse_commit(new.commit);
                        source_tree = new.commit->tree;
-               } else
-                       source_tree = parse_tree_indirect(rev);
+               }
 
                if (!source_tree)                   /* case (1): want a tree */
                        die("reference is not a tree: %s", arg);