1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index ad72fbd53c..86e1679c1e 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static int push_update_ref_status(struct strbuf *buf,
 				   struct ref *remote_refs)
 {
 	char *refname, *msg;
-	int status;
+	int status, forced = 0;
 
 	if (starts_with(buf->buf, "ok ")) {
 		status = REF_STATUS_OK;
@@ -708,6 +708,11 @@ static int push_update_ref_status(struct strbuf *buf,
 			free(msg);
 			msg = NULL;
 		}
+		else if (!strcmp(msg, "forced update")) {
+			forced = 1;
+			free(msg);
+			msg = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (*ref)
@@ -729,12 +734,14 @@ static int push_update_ref_status(struct strbuf *buf,
 	}
 
 	(*ref)->status = status;
+	(*ref)->forced_update |= forced;
 	(*ref)->remote_status = msg;
 	return !(status == REF_STATUS_OK);
 }
 
 static void push_update_refs_status(struct helper_data *data,
-				    struct ref *remote_refs)
+				    struct ref *remote_refs,
+				    int flags)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct ref *ref = remote_refs;
@@ -748,7 +755,7 @@ static void push_update_refs_status(struct helper_data *data,
 		if (push_update_ref_status(&buf, &ref, remote_refs))
 			continue;
 
-		if (!data->refspecs || data->no_private_update)
+		if (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_DRY_RUN || !data->refspecs || data->no_private_update)
 			continue;
 
 		/* propagate back the update to the remote namespace */
@@ -839,7 +846,7 @@ static int push_refs_with_push(struct transport *transport,
 	sendline(data, &buf);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
-	push_update_refs_status(data, remote_refs);
+	push_update_refs_status(data, remote_refs, flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -860,6 +867,11 @@ static int push_refs_with_export(struct transport *transport,
 			die("helper %s does not support dry-run", data->name);
 	}
 
+	if (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_FORCE) {
+		if (set_helper_option(transport, "force", "true") != 0)
+			warning("helper %s does not support 'force'", data->name);
+	}
+
 	helper = get_helper(transport);
 
 	write_constant(helper->in, "export\n");
@@ -881,9 +893,6 @@ static int push_refs_with_export(struct transport *transport,
 		}
 		free(private);
 
-		if (ref->deletion)
-			die("remote-helpers do not support ref deletion");
-
 		if (ref->peer_ref) {
 			if (strcmp(ref->peer_ref->name, ref->name))
 				die("remote-helpers do not support old:new syntax");
@@ -896,7 +905,7 @@ static int push_refs_with_export(struct transport *transport,
 
 	if (finish_command(&exporter))
 		die("Error while running fast-export");
-	push_update_refs_status(data, remote_refs);
+	push_update_refs_status(data, remote_refs, flags);
 	return 0;
 }