Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/11] t7064: use update-ref -d to remove upstream branch

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:37:22 -0700

"Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget" <[email-masked]> writes:

>  		## Test upstream-gone case. Fake this by pointing
>  		## origin/initial-branch at a non-existing commit.
> -		OLD=$(git rev-parse origin/initial-branch) &&
> -		NEW=$ZERO_OID &&
> -		mv .git/packed-refs .git/old-packed-refs &&
> -		sed "s/$OLD/$NEW/g" <.git/old-packed-refs >.git/packed-refs &&
> +		git update-ref -d refs/remotes/origin/initial-branch &&

OK, so we now "fake" upstream-gone by making the upstream actually
gone ;-)  OK.

>  
>  		HUF=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&