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.
Is there an error message when trying to diff non-existing files?
found: No such file or directory
not: No such file or directory
Is there an error message when trying to add non-existing files?
found: No such file or directory
not: No such file or directory