status: advise to consider use of -u when read_directory takes too long

diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index 79c8d0142ea72d25a2c403738312a01d0ace50cb..80e6be39d7b76d8e5daa6cad24a22a80a42e8eff 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -262,6 +262,25 @@ test_expect_success 'config information was renamed, too' \
        "test $(git config branch.s.dummy) = Hello &&
         test_must_fail git config branch.s/s/dummy"
 
+test_expect_success 'deleting a symref' '
+       git branch target &&
+       git symbolic-ref refs/heads/symref refs/heads/target &&
+       echo "Deleted branch symref (was refs/heads/target)." >expect &&
+       git branch -d symref >actual &&
+       test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/target &&
+       test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/symref &&
+       test_i18ncmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'deleting a dangling symref' '
+       git symbolic-ref refs/heads/dangling-symref nowhere &&
+       test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/dangling-symref &&
+       echo "Deleted branch dangling-symref (was nowhere)." >expect &&
+       git branch -d dangling-symref >actual &&
+       test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/dangling-symref &&
+       test_i18ncmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'renaming a symref is not allowed' \
 '
        git symbolic-ref refs/heads/master2 refs/heads/master &&