-/*
- * read 'path_to_ref' into 'ref'. Also if is_detached is not NULL,
- * set is_detached to 1 (0) if the ref is detached (is not detached).
- *
- * $GIT_COMMON_DIR/$symref (e.g. HEAD) is practically outside $GIT_DIR so
- * for linked worktrees, `resolve_ref_unsafe()` won't work (it uses
- * git_path). Parse the ref ourselves.
- *
- * return -1 if the ref is not a proper ref, 0 otherwise (success)
- */
-static int parse_ref(char *path_to_ref, struct strbuf *ref, int *is_detached)
-{
- if (is_detached)
- *is_detached = 0;
- if (!strbuf_readlink(ref, path_to_ref, 0)) {
- /* HEAD is symbolic link */
- if (!starts_with(ref->buf, "refs/") ||
- check_refname_format(ref->buf, 0))
- return -1;
- } else if (strbuf_read_file(ref, path_to_ref, 0) >= 0) {
- /* textual symref or detached */
- if (!starts_with(ref->buf, "ref:")) {
- if (is_detached)
- *is_detached = 1;
- } else {
- strbuf_remove(ref, 0, strlen("ref:"));
- strbuf_trim(ref);
- if (check_refname_format(ref->buf, 0))
- return -1;
- }
- } else
- return -1;
- return 0;
-}
-