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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/version.el b/lisp/version.el
index dc228870d1e..2f71aeb228f 100644
--- a/lisp/version.el
+++ b/lisp/version.el
@@ -163,14 +163,23 @@ the VCS if we cannot find any information ourselves."
(or (if in-linked-worktree
(emacs-repository--version-git-1
(expand-file-name "HEAD" sub-dir) base-dir)
- (let ((files '("HEAD" "refs/heads/master"))
- file rev)
- (while (and (not rev)
- (setq file (car files)))
- (setq file (expand-file-name file base-dir)
- files (cdr files)
- rev (emacs-repository--version-git-1 file base-dir)))
- rev))
+ (or
+ (let ((packed-refs (expand-file-name "packed-refs" base-dir)))
+ (if (file-readable-p packed-refs)
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (insert-file-contents packed-refs)
+ (when (re-search-forward
+ "^\\([0-9a-fA-F]\\{40\\}\\) refs/heads/master$"
+ nil t)
+ (match-string 1)))))
+ (let ((files '("HEAD" "refs/heads/master"))
+ file rev)
+ (while (and (not rev)
+ (setq file (car files)))
+ (setq file (expand-file-name file base-dir)
+ files (cdr files)
+ rev (emacs-repository--version-git-1 file base-dir)))
+ rev)))
;; AFAICS this doesn't work during dumping (bug#20799).
(emacs-repository-version-git dir))))))