git: allow an empty refspec even when using version control

If no refspec was given just take the default we get after clone.

Signed-off-by: Henning Schild <henning.schild@siemens.com>

docs/userguide.rst

@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ Configuration reference
         are performed.
 
     * ``refspec``: string [optional]
-        The refspec that should be used. Required if an ``url`` was specified.
+        The refspec that should be used. If ``url`` was specified bot no
+        ``refspec`` the revision you get depends on the defaults of the version
+        control system used.
 
     * ``path``: string [optional]
         The path where the repository is stored.

kas/libkas.py

@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ def _repo_fetch_async(config, repo):
             logging.info('Repository %s cloned', repo.name)
         return retc
 
+    # take what came out of clone and stick to that forever
+    if repo.refspec is None:
+        return 0
+
     # Does refspec exist in the current repository?
     (retc, output) = yield from run_cmd_async(['git',
                                                'cat-file', '-t',
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ def repo_checkout(config, repo):
     """
         Checks out the correct revision of the repo.
     """
-    if repo.git_operation_disabled:
+    if repo.git_operation_disabled or repo.refspec is None:
         return
 
     # Check if repos is dirty