Add alias type to the branch target

Return a branch object when the branch target is an alias type

Related to #4309 (closed)

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commit 4aefb1aab9c7a4d08692a2944dcf8be5ad9102a6
Author: Jayesh Velayudhan <jayesh@softwareheritage.org>
Date:   Tue Aug 23 12:00:59 2022 +0200

    Add alias type to the branch target
    
    Return a branch object when the branch target is an alias type
    
    Related to #4309

See https://jenkins.softwareheritage.org/job/DGQL/job/tests-on-diff/120/ for more details.

doc improvements

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commit 083b3c2fae4852499c25c27fdac3db849e861ead
Author: Jayesh Velayudhan <jayesh@softwareheritage.org>
Date:   Tue Aug 23 12:00:59 2022 +0200

    Add alias type to the branch target
    
    Return a branch object when the branch target is an alias type
    
    Related to #4309

See https://jenkins.softwareheritage.org/job/DGQL/job/tests-on-diff/121/ for more details.

lgtm

couple of non-blocking suggestions inline

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commit 67b52a28d194ff39d33a4e6a687a9c439a0e29b3
Author: Jayesh Velayudhan <jayesh@softwareheritage.org>
Date:   Tue Aug 23 12:00:59 2022 +0200

    Add alias type to the branch target
    
    Return a branch object when the branch target is an alias type
    
    Related to #4309

See https://jenkins.softwareheritage.org/job/DGQL/job/tests-on-diff/126/ for more details.

Some references in the commit message have been migrated:

• T4309 is now #4309 (closed)

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commit 527bf88bdb24b60a866a3ab1a3a71fcf2342e650
Author: Jayesh Velayudhan <jayesh@softwareheritage.org>
Date:   Tue Aug 23 12:00:59 2022 +0200

    Add alias type to the branch target
    
    Return a branch object when the branch target is an alias type
    
    Related to #4309

See https://jenkins.softwareheritage.org/job/DGQL/job/tests-on-diff/127/ for more details.

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