rebase: introduce and use pseudo-ref REBASE_HEAD

diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 4d3f60594cbf0e9ddf2ea78e8c58eca312b4cac0..f69222199929399b37ce240e464282bb5e330b6c 100644 (file)
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -1792,6 +1792,9 @@ static int make_patch(struct commit *commit, struct replay_opts *opts)
        p = short_commit_name(commit);
        if (write_message(p, strlen(p), rebase_path_stopped_sha(), 1) < 0)
                return -1;
+       if (update_ref("rebase", "REBASE_HEAD", &commit->object.oid,
+                      NULL, REF_NO_DEREF, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR))
+               res |= error(_("could not update %s"), "REBASE_HEAD");
 
        strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s/patch", get_dir(opts));
        memset(&log_tree_opt, 0, sizeof(log_tree_opt));
@@ -2043,6 +2046,7 @@ static int pick_commits(struct todo_list *todo_list, struct replay_opts *opts)
                        unlink(rebase_path_author_script());
                        unlink(rebase_path_stopped_sha());
                        unlink(rebase_path_amend());
+                       delete_ref(NULL, "REBASE_HEAD", NULL, REF_NO_DEREF);
                }
                if (item->command <= TODO_SQUASH) {
                        if (is_rebase_i(opts))