Subject: [PATCH v4 04/10] clone: factor out HEAD update code

From: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:21:56 +0700

While at it, update the comment at "if (remote_head)"

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <[email-masked]>
---
 builtin/clone.c |   41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 100056d..baed5ae 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -448,6 +448,29 @@ static void write_remote_refs(const struct ref *local_refs)
 	clear_extra_refs();
 }
 
+static void update_head(const struct ref *our, const struct ref *remote,
+			const char *msg)
+{
+	if (our) {
+		/* Local default branch link */
+		create_symref("HEAD", our->name, NULL);
+		if (!option_bare) {
+			const char *head = skip_prefix(our->name, "refs/heads/");
+			update_ref(msg, "HEAD", our->old_sha1, NULL, 0, DIE_ON_ERR);
+			install_branch_config(0, head, option_origin, our->name);
+		}
+	} else if (remote) {
+		/*
+		 * We know remote HEAD points to a non-branch, or
+		 * HEAD points to a branch but we don't know which one, or
+		 * we asked for a specific branch but it did not exist.
+		 * Detach HEAD in all these cases.
+		 */
+		update_ref(msg, "HEAD", remote->old_sha1,
+			   NULL, REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
+	}
+}
+
 static int checkout(void)
 {
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
@@ -763,23 +786,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			      reflog_msg.buf);
 	}
 
-	if (our_head_points_at) {
-		/* Local default branch link */
-		create_symref("HEAD", our_head_points_at->name, NULL);
-		if (!option_bare) {
-			const char *head = skip_prefix(our_head_points_at->name,
-						       "refs/heads/");
-			update_ref(reflog_msg.buf, "HEAD",
-				   our_head_points_at->old_sha1,
-				   NULL, 0, DIE_ON_ERR);
-			install_branch_config(0, head, option_origin,
-					      our_head_points_at->name);
-		}
-	} else if (remote_head) {
-		/* Source had detached HEAD pointing somewhere. */
-		update_ref(reflog_msg.buf, "HEAD", remote_head->old_sha1,
-			   NULL, REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
-	}
+	update_head(our_head_points_at, remote_head, reflog_msg.buf);
 
 	if (transport) {
 		transport_unlock_pack(transport);
-- 
1.7.3.1.256.g2539c.dirty