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In c847f53712 (Detached HEAD (experimental), 2007-01-01) an error
condition was introduced in rename_branch() to prevent renaming, later
also copying, a detached HEAD.

The condition used was checking for NULL in oldname, the source branch
to rename/copy.  That condition cannot be satisfied because if no source
branch is specified, HEAD is going to be used in the call.

The error issued instead is:

	fatal: Invalid branch name: 'HEAD'

Let's remove the condition in copy_or_rename_branch() (the current
function name) and check for HEAD before calling it, dying with the
original intended error if we're in a detached HEAD.

Signed-off-by: Rubén Justo <rjusto@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2022-10-26 10:52:24 -07:00
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