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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 1b0050eee..a81fb291f 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *path, const char *refname, unsigned char *re
{
int len = strlen(path), retval;
char *gitdir;
+ const char *tmp;
while (len && path[len-1] == '/')
len--;
@@ -359,9 +360,19 @@ int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *path, const char *refname, unsigned char *re
return -1;
gitdir = xmalloc(len + MAXREFLEN + 8);
memcpy(gitdir, path, len);
- memcpy(gitdir + len, "/.git/", 7);
-
- retval = resolve_gitlink_ref_recursive(gitdir, len+6, refname, result, 0);
+ memcpy(gitdir + len, "/.git", 6);
+ len += 5;
+
+ tmp = read_gitfile_gently(gitdir);
+ if (tmp) {
+ free(gitdir);
+ len = strlen(tmp);
+ gitdir = xmalloc(len + MAXREFLEN + 3);
+ memcpy(gitdir, tmp, len);
+ }
+ gitdir[len] = '/';
+ gitdir[++len] = '\0';
+ retval = resolve_gitlink_ref_recursive(gitdir, len, refname, result, 0);
free(gitdir);
return retval;
}