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Diffstat (limited to 'refs/files-backend.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | refs/files-backend.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c index ef760869ca..d6f37963bc 100644 --- a/refs/files-backend.c +++ b/refs/files-backend.c @@ -2490,14 +2490,16 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs, /* * Even if the ref is a regular ref, if `old_target` is set, we - * check the referent value. Ideally `old_target` should only - * be set for symrefs, but we're strict about its usage. + * fail with an error. */ if (update->old_target) { - if (ref_update_check_old_target(referent.buf, update, err)) { - ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR; - goto out; - } + strbuf_addf(err, _("cannot lock ref '%s': " + "expected symref with target '%s': " + "but is a regular ref"), + ref_update_original_update_refname(update), + update->old_target); + ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR; + goto out; } else if (check_old_oid(update, &lock->old_oid, err)) { ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR; goto out; |