Convert many resolve_ref() calls to read_ref*() and ref_exists()

diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index bb6fad8e2929d01ab3ee3d7ebf7b72b4406bc1de..c3435b0c4f00e873dc019cf8224543943cf0452f 100755 (executable)
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.7.3
+DEF_VER=v1.7.8-rc2
 
 LF='
 '