5 files changed, 43 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 3fcc28300..cfc123747 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ struct ref {
 	struct ref *next;
 	unsigned char old_sha1[20];
 	unsigned char new_sha1[20];
+	char *symref;
 	unsigned int force:1,
 		merge:1,
 		nonfastforward:1,
diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index c8df13b8a..acf746a12 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -626,7 +626,10 @@ int http_fetch_ref(const char *base, struct ref *ref)
 			strbuf_rtrim(&buffer);
 			if (buffer.len == 40)
 				ret = get_sha1_hex(buffer.buf, ref->old_sha1);
-			else
+			else if (!prefixcmp(buffer.buf, "ref: ")) {
+				ref->symref = xstrdup(buffer.buf + 5);
+				ret = 0;
+			} else
 				ret = 1;
 		} else {
 			ret = error("Couldn't get %s for %s\n%s",
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 2d9af4023..1504cd01e 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -706,13 +706,22 @@ struct ref *copy_ref_list(const struct ref *ref)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void free_ref(struct ref *ref)
+{
+	if (!ref)
+		return;
+	free(ref->remote_status);
+	free(ref->symref);
+	free(ref);
+}
+
 void free_refs(struct ref *ref)
 {
 	struct ref *next;
 	while (ref) {
 		next = ref->next;
 		free(ref->peer_ref);
-		free(ref);
+		free_ref(ref);
 		ref = next;
 	}
 }
@@ -1172,3 +1181,15 @@ int get_fetch_map(const struct ref *remote_refs,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int resolve_remote_symref(struct ref *ref, struct ref *list)
+{
+	if (!ref->symref)
+		return 0;
+	for (; list; list = list->next)
+		if (!strcmp(ref->symref, list->name)) {
+			hashcpy(ref->old_sha1, list->old_sha1);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index a38774bbd..ab8230850 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ int check_ref_type(const struct ref *ref, int flags);
  */
 void free_refs(struct ref *ref);
 
+int resolve_remote_symref(struct ref *ref, struct ref *list);
+
 /*
  * Removes and frees any duplicate refs in the map.
  */
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 393e0e8fe..b012a2833 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -441,10 +441,14 @@ static struct ref *get_refs_via_curl(struct transport *transport)
 	struct ref *ref = NULL;
 	struct ref *last_ref = NULL;
 
+	struct walker *walker;
+
 	if (!transport->data)
 		transport->data = get_http_walker(transport->url,
 						transport->remote);
 
+	walker = transport->data;
+
 	refs_url = xmalloc(strlen(transport->url) + 11);
 	sprintf(refs_url, "%s/info/refs", transport->url);
 
@@ -500,6 +504,16 @@ static struct ref *get_refs_via_curl(struct transport *transport)
 
 	strbuf_release(&buffer);
 
+	ref = alloc_ref(strlen("HEAD") + 1);
+	strcpy(ref->name, "HEAD");
+	if (!walker->fetch_ref(walker, ref) &&
+	    !resolve_remote_symref(ref, refs)) {
+		ref->next = refs;
+		refs = ref;
+	} else {
+		free(ref);
+	}
+
 	return refs;
 }