'
reset_to_sane
+test_expect_success 'create large ref name' '
+ # make 256+ character ref; some systems may not handle that,
+ # so be gentle
+ long=0123456789abcdef &&
+ long=$long/$long/$long/$long &&
+ long=$long/$long/$long/$long &&
+ long_ref=refs/heads/$long &&
+ tree=$(git write-tree) &&
+ commit=$(echo foo | git commit-tree $tree) &&
+ if git update-ref $long_ref $commit; then
+ test_set_prereq LONG_REF
+ else
+ echo >&2 "long refs not supported"
+ fi
+'
+
+test_expect_success LONG_REF 'symbolic-ref can point to large ref name' '
+ git symbolic-ref HEAD $long_ref &&
+ echo $long_ref >expect &&
+ git symbolic-ref HEAD >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success LONG_REF 'we can parse long symbolic ref' '
+ echo $commit >expect &&
+ git rev-parse --verify HEAD >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'symbolic-ref reports failure in exit code' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/HEAD.lock" &&
+ >.git/HEAD.lock &&
+ test_must_fail git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/whatever
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'symbolic-ref writes reflog entry' '
+ git checkout -b log1 &&
+ test_commit one &&
+ git checkout -b log2 &&
+ test_commit two &&
+ git checkout --orphan orphan &&
+ git symbolic-ref -m create HEAD refs/heads/log1 &&
+ git symbolic-ref -m update HEAD refs/heads/log2 &&
+ cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+ update
+ create
+ EOF
+ git log --format=%gs -g >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
test_done