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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 7820a52c4f..26af07fc51 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -681,9 +681,19 @@ static int write_pseudoref(const char *pseudoref, const struct object_id *oid,
if (old_oid) {
struct object_id actual_old_oid;
- if (read_ref(pseudoref, &actual_old_oid))
- die("could not read ref '%s'", pseudoref);
- if (oidcmp(&actual_old_oid, old_oid)) {
+ if (read_ref(pseudoref, &actual_old_oid)) {
+ if (!is_null_oid(old_oid)) {
+ strbuf_addf(err, "could not read ref '%s'",
+ pseudoref);
+ rollback_lock_file(&lock);
+ goto done;
+ }
+ } else if (is_null_oid(old_oid)) {
+ strbuf_addf(err, "ref '%s' already exists",
+ pseudoref);
+ rollback_lock_file(&lock);
+ goto done;
+ } else if (oidcmp(&actual_old_oid, old_oid)) {
strbuf_addf(err, "unexpected object ID when writing '%s'",
pseudoref);
rollback_lock_file(&lock);