From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:50:37 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: [PATCH] Fix test failure due to overly strict .git directory tests
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[PATCH] Fix test failure due to overly strict .git directory tests

We may not actually have a valid HEAD at all times, so relax the validity
tests for a .git subdirectory accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
---

diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 453bddbb..896fca50 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -81,10 +81,9 @@ const char *setup_git_directory(void)
 	offset = len = strlen(cwd);
 	for (;;) {
 		/*
-		 * We always want to see a .git/HEAD and a .git/refs/
-		 * subdirectory
+		 * We always want to see a .git/refs/ subdirectory
 		 */
-		if (!access(".git/HEAD", R_OK) && !access(".git/refs/", X_OK)) {
+		if (!access(".git/refs/", X_OK)) {
 			/*
 			 * Then we need either a GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY define
 			 * or a .git/objects/ directory