thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4d42e0..77a591f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ OPTION( VALGRIND			"Configure build for valgrind"			OFF )
 
 IF(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
 	SET( USE_ICONV ON )
-	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DGIT_COMMON_CRYPTO)
 ENDIF()
 
 IF(MSVC)
@@ -172,6 +171,8 @@ ENDIF()
 IF (WIN32 AND NOT MINGW AND NOT SHA1_TYPE STREQUAL "builtin")
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWIN32_SHA1)
 	FILE(GLOB SRC_SHA1 src/hash/hash_win32.c)
+ELSEIF (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DGIT_COMMON_CRYPTO)
 ELSEIF (OPENSSL_FOUND AND NOT SHA1_TYPE STREQUAL "builtin")
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DOPENSSL_SHA1)
 	IF (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "FreeBSD")
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@ IF (USE_SSH)
 ENDIF()
 IF (LIBSSH2_FOUND)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DGIT_SSH)
-	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${LIBSSH2_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+	LINK_DIRECTORIES(${LIBSSH2_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 	SET(LIBGIT2_PC_REQUIRES "${LIBGIT2_PC_REQUIRES} libssh2")
 	SET(SSH_LIBRARIES ${LIBSSH2_LIBRARIES})
 ENDIF()
diff --git a/include/git2/repository.h b/include/git2/repository.h
index 124aa67..2fb3813 100644
--- a/include/git2/repository.h
+++ b/include/git2/repository.h
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_repository_head_unborn(git_repository *repo);
 /**
  * Check if a repository is empty
  *
- * An empty repository has just been initialized and contains
- * no references.
+ * An empty repository has just been initialized and contains no references
+ * apart from HEAD, which must be pointing to the unborn master branch.
  *
  * @param repo Repo to test
  * @return 1 if the repository is empty, 0 if it isn't, error code
diff --git a/include/git2/sys/repository.h b/include/git2/sys/repository.h
index dd7b22e..800396c 100644
--- a/include/git2/sys/repository.h
+++ b/include/git2/sys/repository.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_sys_git_repository_h__
 #define INCLUDE_sys_git_repository_h__
 
+#include "git2/common.h"
+#include "git2/types.h"
+
 /**
  * @file git2/sys/repository.h
  * @brief Git repository custom implementation routines
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ GIT_EXTERN(void) git_repository__cleanup(git_repository *repo);
  *
  * @param repo A repository object
  * @param recurse_submodules Should submodules be updated recursively
- * @returrn 0 on success, < 0 on error
+ * @return 0 on success, < 0 on error
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_repository_reinit_filesystem(
 	git_repository *repo,
diff --git a/src/branch.c b/src/branch.c
index b4e4b05..b39d747 100644
--- a/src/branch.c
+++ b/src/branch.c
@@ -138,8 +138,13 @@ int git_branch_delete(git_reference *branch)
 	if (git_reference_delete(branch) < 0)
 		goto on_error;
 
-	if (git_reflog_delete(git_reference_owner(branch), git_reference_name(branch)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_reflog_delete(git_reference_owner(branch), git_reference_name(branch))) < 0) {
+		if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
+			giterr_clear();
+			error = 0;
+		}
 		goto on_error;
+	}
 
 	error = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/buf_text.c b/src/buf_text.c
index cead599..cb3661e 100644
--- a/src/buf_text.c
+++ b/src/buf_text.c
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ bool git_buf_text_is_binary(const git_buf *buf)
 	while (scan < end) {
 		unsigned char c = *scan++;
 
-		if (c > 0x1F && c < 0x7F)
+		/* Printable characters are those above SPACE (0x1F) excluding DEL,
+		 * and including BS, ESC and FF.
+		 */
+		if ((c > 0x1F && c != 127) || c == '\b' || c == '\033' || c == '\014')
 			printable++;
 		else if (c == '\0')
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/checkout.c b/src/checkout.c
index 7b683bb..6357579 100644
--- a/src/checkout.c
+++ b/src/checkout.c
@@ -2212,6 +2212,7 @@ static void checkout_data_clear(checkout_data *data)
 	git__free(data->pfx);
 	data->pfx = NULL;
 
+	git_buf_free(&data->last_mkdir);
 	git_buf_free(&data->path);
 	git_buf_free(&data->tmp);
 
diff --git a/src/config_file.c b/src/config_file.c
index 4f041e7..268cced 100644
--- a/src/config_file.c
+++ b/src/config_file.c
@@ -1284,6 +1284,7 @@ static int config_parse(git_strmap *values, diskfile_backend *cfg_file, struct r
 				if (result == 0) {
 					result = config_parse(values, cfg_file, r, level, depth+1);
 					r = git_array_get(cfg_file->readers, index);
+					reader = git_array_get(cfg_file->readers, reader_idx);
 				}
 				else if (result == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
 					giterr_clear();
diff --git a/src/diff_patch.c b/src/diff_patch.c
index 317dbea..7cdf6f3 100644
--- a/src/diff_patch.c
+++ b/src/diff_patch.c
@@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ int git_patch__invoke_callbacks(
 	for (i = 0; !error && i < git_array_size(patch->hunks); ++i) {
 		diff_patch_hunk *h = git_array_get(patch->hunks, i);
 
-		error = hunk_cb(patch->delta, &h->hunk, payload);
+		if (hunk_cb)
+			error = hunk_cb(patch->delta, &h->hunk, payload);
 
 		if (!line_cb)
 			continue;
diff --git a/src/fileops.c b/src/fileops.c
index 59882a9..4b49fa8 100644
--- a/src/fileops.c
+++ b/src/fileops.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int git_futils_mkdir_withperf(
 {
 	int error = -1;
 	git_buf make_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	ssize_t root = 0, min_root_len;
+	ssize_t root = 0, min_root_len, root_len;
 	char lastch = '/', *tail;
 	struct stat st;
 
@@ -343,22 +343,29 @@ int git_futils_mkdir_withperf(
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	/* remove trailing slashes on path */
-	while (make_path.ptr[make_path.size - 1] == '/') {
-		make_path.size--;
-		make_path.ptr[make_path.size] = '\0';
-	}
+	/* Trim trailing slashes (except the root) */
+	if ((root_len = git_path_root(make_path.ptr)) < 0)
+		root_len = 0;
+	else
+		root_len++;
+
+	while (make_path.size > (size_t)root_len &&
+		make_path.ptr[make_path.size - 1] == '/')
+		make_path.ptr[--make_path.size] = '\0';
 
 	/* if we are not supposed to made the last element, truncate it */
 	if ((flags & GIT_MKDIR_SKIP_LAST2) != 0) {
-		git_buf_rtruncate_at_char(&make_path, '/');
+		git_path_dirname_r(&make_path, make_path.ptr);
 		flags |= GIT_MKDIR_SKIP_LAST;
 	}
-	if ((flags & GIT_MKDIR_SKIP_LAST) != 0)
-		git_buf_rtruncate_at_char(&make_path, '/');
+	if ((flags & GIT_MKDIR_SKIP_LAST) != 0) {
+		git_path_dirname_r(&make_path, make_path.ptr);
+	}
 
-	/* if nothing left after truncation, then we're done! */
-	if (!make_path.size) {
+	/* We were either given the root path (or trimmed it to
+	 * the root), we don't have anything to do.
+	 */
+	if (make_path.size <= (size_t)root_len) {
 		error = 0;
 		goto done;
 	}
diff --git a/src/index.c b/src/index.c
index 079b0cb..cbace36 100644
--- a/src/index.c
+++ b/src/index.c
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ static void index_entry_reuc_free(git_index_reuc_entry *reuc)
 
 static void index_entry_free(git_index_entry *entry)
 {
+	if (!entry)
+		return;
+
 	memset(&entry->id, 0, sizeof(entry->id));
 	git__free(entry);
 }
diff --git a/src/indexer.c b/src/indexer.c
index 92f85c1..f328025 100644
--- a/src/indexer.c
+++ b/src/indexer.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static int store_object(git_indexer *idx)
 	k = kh_put(oid, idx->pack->idx_cache, &pentry->sha1, &error);
 	if (!error) {
 		git__free(pentry);
+		giterr_set(GITERR_INDEXER, "cannot handle duplicate objects in pack");
 		goto on_error;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/openssl_stream.c b/src/openssl_stream.c
index 108ccfe..c02df0b 100644
--- a/src/openssl_stream.c
+++ b/src/openssl_stream.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #ifdef GIT_SSL
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
 
 #include "global.h"
 #include "posix.h"
diff --git a/src/pack.c b/src/pack.c
index 47ce854..6891a7d 100644
--- a/src/pack.c
+++ b/src/pack.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static git_pack_cache_entry *new_cache_object(git_rawobj *source)
 	if (!e)
 		return NULL;
 
+	git_atomic_inc(&e->refcount);
 	memcpy(&e->raw, source, sizeof(git_rawobj));
 
 	return e;
@@ -145,7 +146,11 @@ static void free_lowest_entry(git_pack_cache *cache)
 	}
 }
 
-static int cache_add(git_pack_cache *cache, git_rawobj *base, git_off_t offset)
+static int cache_add(
+		git_pack_cache_entry **cached_out,
+		git_pack_cache *cache,
+		git_rawobj *base,
+		git_off_t offset)
 {
 	git_pack_cache_entry *entry;
 	int error, exists = 0;
@@ -171,6 +176,8 @@ static int cache_add(git_pack_cache *cache, git_rawobj *base, git_off_t offset)
 			assert(error != 0);
 			kh_value(cache->entries, k) = entry;
 			cache->memory_used += entry->raw.len;
+
+			*cached_out = entry;
 		}
 		git_mutex_unlock(&cache->lock);
 		/* Somebody beat us to adding it into the cache */
@@ -699,7 +706,7 @@ int git_packfile_unpack(
 		 * long as it's not already the cached one.
 		 */
 		if (!cached)
-			free_base = !!cache_add(&p->bases, obj, elem->base_key);
+			free_base = !!cache_add(&cached, &p->bases, obj, elem->base_key);
 
 		elem = &stack[elem_pos - 1];
 		curpos = elem->offset;
diff --git a/src/rebase.c b/src/rebase.c
index ceb74d3..2e80592 100644
--- a/src/rebase.c
+++ b/src/rebase.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ int git_rebase_init(
 
 	*out = NULL;
 
-	GITERR_CHECK_VERSION(given_opts, GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_VERSION, "git_merge_options");
+	GITERR_CHECK_VERSION(given_opts, GIT_REBASE_OPTIONS_VERSION, "git_rebase_options");
 
 	if (!onto)
 		onto = upstream;
@@ -1058,6 +1058,8 @@ int git_rebase_finish(
 
 	assert(rebase);
 
+	GITERR_CHECK_VERSION(given_opts, GIT_REBASE_OPTIONS_VERSION, "git_rebase_options");
+
 	if ((error = rebase_normalize_opts(rebase->repo, &opts, given_opts)) < 0)
 		goto done;
 
diff --git a/src/refdb_fs.c b/src/refdb_fs.c
index fc41a95..5cd2112 100644
--- a/src/refdb_fs.c
+++ b/src/refdb_fs.c
@@ -1771,6 +1771,15 @@ static int reflog_append(refdb_fs_backend *backend, const git_reference *ref, co
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	/* If the new branch matches part of the namespace of a previously deleted branch,
+	 * there maybe an obsolete/unused directory (or directory hierarchy) in the way.
+	 */
+	if (git_path_isdir(git_buf_cstr(&path)) &&
+		(git_futils_rmdir_r(git_buf_cstr(&path), NULL, GIT_RMDIR_SKIP_NONEMPTY) < 0)) {
+		error = -1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
 	error = git_futils_writebuffer(&buf, git_buf_cstr(&path), O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_APPEND, GIT_REFLOG_FILE_MODE);
 
 cleanup:
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index 5ba7735..af5ebdf 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ int git_remote_update_tips(
 		const char *reflog_message)
 {
 	git_refspec *spec, tagspec;
-	git_vector refs;
+	git_vector refs = GIT_VECTOR_INIT;
 	int error;
 	size_t i;
 
@@ -2330,6 +2330,10 @@ int git_remote_upload(git_remote *remote, const git_strarray *refspecs, const gi
 	    (error = git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_PUSH)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
+	free_refspecs(&remote->active_refspecs);
+	if (dwim_refspecs(&remote->active_refspecs, &remote->refspecs, &remote->refs) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
 	if (remote->push) {
 		git_push_free(remote->push);
 		remote->push = NULL;
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index 5d5b3e5..fe2a2a6 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ int git_repository_set_bare(git_repository *repo)
 	if ((error = git_repository_config__weakptr(&config, repo)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
-	if ((error = git_config_set_bool(config, "core.bare", false)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_config_set_bool(config, "core.bare", true)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
 	if ((error = git_config__update_entry(config, "core.worktree", NULL, true, true)) < 0)
diff --git a/src/stream.h b/src/stream.h
index 3a7ef95..d810e70 100644
--- a/src/stream.h
+++ b/src/stream.h
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ GIT_INLINE(int) git_stream_connect(git_stream *st)
 	return st->connect(st);
 }
 
+GIT_INLINE(int) git_stream_is_encrypted(git_stream *st)
+{
+	return st->encrypted;
+}
+
 GIT_INLINE(int) git_stream_certificate(git_cert **out, git_stream *st)
 {
 	if (!st->encrypted) {
diff --git a/src/transports/git.c b/src/transports/git.c
index 6f25736..8ab8091 100644
--- a/src/transports/git.c
+++ b/src/transports/git.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static void git_proto_stream_free(git_smart_subtransport_stream *stream)
 
 	t->current_stream = NULL;
 
+	git_stream_close(s->io);
 	git_stream_free(s->io);
 	git__free(s->url);
 	git__free(s);
diff --git a/src/transports/http.c b/src/transports/http.c
index 807e080..0cd3300 100644
--- a/src/transports/http.c
+++ b/src/transports/http.c
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ static int on_headers_complete(http_parser *parser)
 				} else {
 					assert(t->cred);
 
+					if (!(t->cred->credtype & allowed_auth_types)) {
+						giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "credentials callback returned an invalid cred type");
+						return t->parse_error = PARSE_ERROR_GENERIC;
+					}
+
 					/* Successfully acquired a credential. */
 					t->parse_error = PARSE_ERROR_REPLAY;
 					return 0;
@@ -553,7 +558,8 @@ static int http_connect(http_subtransport *t)
 	error = git_stream_connect(t->io);
 
 #ifdef GIT_SSL
-	if ((!error || error == GIT_ECERTIFICATE) && t->owner->certificate_check_cb != NULL) {
+	if ((!error || error == GIT_ECERTIFICATE) && t->owner->certificate_check_cb != NULL &&
+	    git_stream_is_encrypted(t->io)) {
 		git_cert *cert;
 		int is_valid;
 
diff --git a/src/win32/posix_w32.c b/src/win32/posix_w32.c
index e446cca..346f537 100644
--- a/src/win32/posix_w32.c
+++ b/src/win32/posix_w32.c
@@ -448,12 +448,8 @@ int p_stat(const char* path, struct stat* buf)
 	git_win32_path path_w;
 	int len;
 
-	if ((len = git_win32_path_from_utf8(path_w, path)) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	git_win32__path_trim_end(path_w, len);
-
-	if (lstat_w(path_w, buf, false) < 0)
+	if ((len = git_win32_path_from_utf8(path_w, path)) < 0 ||
+		lstat_w(path_w, buf, false) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* The item is a symbolic link or mount point. No need to iterate
diff --git a/tests/checkout/icase.c b/tests/checkout/icase.c
index 3a6ce20..2117380 100644
--- a/tests/checkout/icase.c
+++ b/tests/checkout/icase.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "path.h"
 
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
-# include <Windows.h>
+# include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
 static git_repository *repo;
diff --git a/tests/core/buffer.c b/tests/core/buffer.c
index 87dec46..d28aa21 100644
--- a/tests/core/buffer.c
+++ b/tests/core/buffer.c
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ void test_core_buffer__classify_with_utf8(void)
 	cl_assert(!git_buf_text_contains_nul(&b));
 
 	b.ptr = data1; b.size = b.asize = data1len;
-	cl_assert(git_buf_text_is_binary(&b));
+	cl_assert(!git_buf_text_is_binary(&b));
 	cl_assert(!git_buf_text_contains_nul(&b));
 
 	b.ptr = data2; b.size = b.asize = data2len;
diff --git a/tests/core/stat.c b/tests/core/stat.c
index 2e4abfb..bd9b990 100644
--- a/tests/core/stat.c
+++ b/tests/core/stat.c
@@ -95,3 +95,20 @@ void test_core_stat__0(void)
 	cl_assert_error(ENOTDIR);
 }
 
+void test_core_stat__root(void)
+{
+	const char *sandbox = clar_sandbox_path();
+	git_buf root = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	int root_len;
+	struct stat st;
+
+	root_len = git_path_root(sandbox);
+	cl_assert(root_len >= 0);
+
+	git_buf_set(&root, sandbox, root_len+1);
+
+	cl_must_pass(p_stat(root.ptr, &st));
+	cl_assert(S_ISDIR(st.st_mode));
+
+	git_buf_free(&root);
+}
diff --git a/tests/online/fetch.c b/tests/online/fetch.c
index 848b874..484f4b5 100644
--- a/tests/online/fetch.c
+++ b/tests/online/fetch.c
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@ static void do_fetch(const char *url, git_remote_autotag_option_t flag, int n)
 
 void test_online_fetch__default_git(void)
 {
-	do_fetch("git://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository.git", GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_AUTO, 5);
+	do_fetch("git://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository.git", GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_AUTO, 6);
 }
 
 void test_online_fetch__default_http(void)
 {
-	do_fetch("http://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository.git", GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_AUTO, 5);
+	do_fetch("http://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository.git", GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_AUTO, 6);
 }
 
 void test_online_fetch__default_https(void)
 {
-	do_fetch("https://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository.git", GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_AUTO, 5);
+	do_fetch("https://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository.git", GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_AUTO, 6);
 }
 
 void test_online_fetch__no_tags_git(void)
diff --git a/tests/refs/branches/create.c b/tests/refs/branches/create.c
index 3a4f33b..af9963b 100644
--- a/tests/refs/branches/create.c
+++ b/tests/refs/branches/create.c
@@ -196,3 +196,107 @@ void test_refs_branches_create__can_create_branch_with_unicode(void)
 		branch = NULL;
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Verify that we can create a branch with a name that matches the
+ * namespace of a previously delete branch.
+ *
+ * git branch level_one/level_two
+ * git branch -D level_one/level_two
+ * git branch level_one
+ *
+ * We expect the delete to have deleted the files:
+ *     ".git/refs/heads/level_one/level_two"
+ *     ".git/logs/refs/heads/level_one/level_two"
+ * It may or may not have deleted the (now empty)
+ * containing directories.  To match git.git behavior,
+ * the second create needs to implicilty delete the
+ * directories and create the new files.
+ *     "refs/heads/level_one"
+ *     "logs/refs/heads/level_one"
+ *
+ * We should not fail to create the branch or its
+ * reflog because of an obsolete namespace container
+ * directory.
+ */
+void test_refs_branches_create__name_vs_namespace(void)
+{
+	const char * name;
+	struct item {
+		const char *first;
+		const char *second;
+	};
+	static const struct item item[] = {
+		{ "level_one/level_two", "level_one" },
+		{ "a/b/c/d/e",           "a/b/c/d" },
+		{ "ss/tt/uu/vv/ww",      "ss" },
+		/* And one test case that is deeper. */
+		{ "xx1/xx2/xx3/xx4",     "xx1/xx2/xx3/xx4/xx5/xx6" },
+		{ NULL, NULL },
+	};
+	const struct item *p;
+
+	retrieve_known_commit(&target, repo);
+
+	for (p=item; p->first; p++) {
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch, repo, p->first, target, 0, NULL, NULL));
+		cl_git_pass(git_oid_cmp(git_reference_target(branch), git_commit_id(target)));
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_name(&name, branch));
+		cl_assert_equal_s(name, p->first);
+
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_delete(branch));
+		git_reference_free(branch);
+		branch = NULL;
+
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch, repo, p->second, target, 0, NULL, NULL));
+		git_reference_free(branch);
+		branch = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * We still need to fail if part of the namespace is
+ * still in use.
+ */
+void test_refs_branches_create__name_vs_namespace_fail(void)
+{
+	const char * name;
+	struct item {
+		const char *first;
+		const char *first_alternate;
+		const char *second;
+	};
+	static const struct item item[] = {
+		{ "level_one/level_two", "level_one/alternate", "level_one" },
+		{ "a/b/c/d/e",           "a/b/c/d/alternate",   "a/b/c/d" },
+		{ "ss/tt/uu/vv/ww",      "ss/alternate",        "ss" },
+		{ NULL, NULL, NULL },
+	};
+	const struct item *p;
+
+	retrieve_known_commit(&target, repo);
+
+	for (p=item; p->first; p++) {
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch, repo, p->first, target, 0, NULL, NULL));
+		cl_git_pass(git_oid_cmp(git_reference_target(branch), git_commit_id(target)));
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_name(&name, branch));
+		cl_assert_equal_s(name, p->first);
+
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_delete(branch));
+		git_reference_free(branch);
+		branch = NULL;
+
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_create(&branch, repo, p->first_alternate, target, 0, NULL, NULL));
+		cl_git_pass(git_oid_cmp(git_reference_target(branch), git_commit_id(target)));
+		cl_git_pass(git_branch_name(&name, branch));
+		cl_assert_equal_s(name, p->first_alternate);
+
+		/* we do not delete the alternate. */
+		git_reference_free(branch);
+		branch = NULL;
+
+		cl_git_fail(git_branch_create(&branch, repo, p->second, target, 0, NULL, NULL));
+		git_reference_free(branch);
+		branch = NULL;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/repo/init.c b/tests/repo/init.c
index ed86f6e..91747c9 100644
--- a/tests/repo/init.c
+++ b/tests/repo/init.c
@@ -714,3 +714,29 @@ void test_repo_init__init_with_initial_commit(void)
 
 	git_index_free(index);
 }
+
+void test_repo_init__at_filesystem_root(void)
+{
+	git_repository *repo;
+	const char *sandbox = clar_sandbox_path();
+	git_buf root = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	int root_len;
+
+	if (!cl_getenv("GITTEST_INVASIVE_FILESYSTEM"))
+		cl_skip();
+
+	root_len = git_path_root(sandbox);
+	cl_assert(root_len >= 0);
+
+	git_buf_put(&root, sandbox, root_len+1);
+	git_buf_joinpath(&root, root.ptr, "libgit2_test_dir");
+
+	cl_assert(!git_path_exists(root.ptr));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_init(&repo, root.ptr, 0));
+	cl_assert(git_path_isdir(root.ptr));
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r(root.ptr, NULL, GIT_RMDIR_REMOVE_FILES));
+
+	git_buf_free(&root);
+	git_repository_free(repo);
+}