add_packed_ref(): new function in the refs API.

Add a new function add_packed_ref() that adds a reference directly to
the in-memory packed reference cache.  This will be useful for
creating local references while cloning.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Michael Haggerty
2012-01-17 06:50:33 +01:00
committed by Junio C Hamano
parent e6ed3ca651
commit 30249ee68f
2 changed files with 12 additions and 0 deletions

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@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ extern int for_each_rawref(each_ref_fn, void *);
extern void warn_dangling_symref(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const char *refname);
/*
* Add a reference to the in-memory packed reference cache. To actually
* write the reference to the packed-refs file, call pack_refs().
*/
extern void add_packed_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1);
/*
* Extra refs will be listed by for_each_ref() before any actual refs
* for the duration of this process or until clear_extra_refs() is