/* LHS */
if (!*item->src)
; /* empty is ok; it means "HEAD" */
- else if (llen == GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ && !get_oid_hex(item->src, &unused))
+ else if (llen == the_hash_algo->hexsz && !get_oid_hex(item->src, &unused))
item->exact_sha1 = 1; /* ok */
else if (!check_refname_format(item->src, flags))
; /* valid looking ref is ok */