Store empty (default) branch in branch cache, too. Operations on this branch don't work otherwise. Reading branches.cache had to be adjusted to allow an empty label. Adjusted reading of the cache tip for symmetry, no functional change here.

adding dir/bar
adding foo
dir/bar
foo
adding dir/bar_2
adding foo_2
dir/bar_2
foo_2
adding a
adding c
adding b
adding d
removing a
removing c
recording removal of a as rename to b (100% similar)