+# checking HEAD file with -e is fragile if the repository was
+# initialized long time ago (i.e. symlink HEAD) and was pack-ref'ed
+# and then pruned.
+sub check_head_link {
+ my ($dir) = @_;
+ my $headfile = "$dir/HEAD";
+ return ((-e $headfile) ||
+ (-l $headfile && readlink($headfile) =~ /^refs\/heads\//));
+}
+
+sub check_export_ok {
+ my ($dir) = @_;
+ return (check_head_link($dir) &&
+ (!$export_ok || -e "$dir/$export_ok"));
+}
+