@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ static int create_default_files(const char *template_path,
* We need to create a "refs" dir in any case so that older
* versions of git can tell that this is a repository.
*/
- safe_create_dir(git_path("refs"), 1);
- adjust_shared_perm(git_path("refs"));
if (refs_init_db(&err))
die("failed to set up refs db: %s", err.buf);
@@ -3157,9 +3157,15 @@ static int files_init_db(struct ref_store *ref_store, struct strbuf *err)
files_downcast(ref_store, REF_STORE_WRITE, "init_db");
struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+ files_ref_path(refs, &sb, "refs");
+ safe_create_dir(sb.buf, 1);
+ /* adjust permissions even if directory already exists. */
+ adjust_shared_perm(sb.buf);
+
/*
* Create .git/refs/{heads,tags}
*/
+ strbuf_reset(&sb);
files_ref_path(refs, &sb, "refs/heads");
safe_create_dir(sb.buf, 1);