strbuf_rtrim(&buffer);
if (buffer.len == 40)
ret = get_sha1_hex(buffer.buf, ref->old_sha1);
- else
+ else if (!prefixcmp(buffer.buf, "ref: ")) {
+ ref->symref = xstrdup(buffer.buf + 5);
+ ret = 0;
+ } else
ret = 1;
} else {
ret = error("Couldn't get %s for %s\n%s",