{
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
- strbuf_branchname(&buf, branch->name);
+ strbuf_branchname(&buf, branch->name, INTERPRET_BRANCH_LOCAL);
if (strcmp(buf.buf, branch->name))
branch->name = xstrdup(buf.buf);
strbuf_splice(&buf, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
int flag, writeout_error = 0;
memset(&old, 0, sizeof(old));
old.path = path_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, rev.hash, &flag);
- old.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev.hash, 1);
+ if (old.path)
+ old.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev.hash, 1);
if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
old.path = NULL;