merge-recursive: When we detect we can skip an update, actually skip it

[git.git] / merge-recursive.c

diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 231e5cbd7f87c95f909709cc649bfb202a4ece87..847bc8494ff1e7610b6dbb76c9c368efdf903ccd 100644 (file)
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -354,10 +354,11 @@ static void make_room_for_directories_of_df_conflicts(struct merge_options *o,
         * make room for the corresponding directory.  Such paths will
         * later be processed in process_df_entry() at the end.  If
         * the corresponding directory ends up being removed by the
-        * merge, then the file will be reinstated at that time;
-        * otherwise, if the file is not supposed to be removed by the
-        * merge, the contents of the file will be placed in another
-        * unique filename.
+        * merge, then the file will be reinstated at that time
+        * (albeit with a different timestamp!); otherwise, if the
+        * file is not supposed to be removed by the merge, the
+        * contents of the file will be placed in another unique
+        * filename.
         *
         * NOTE: This function relies on the fact that entries for a
         * D/F conflict will appear adjacent in the index, with the
@@ -1272,9 +1273,13 @@ static int merge_content(struct merge_options *o,
        }
 
        if (mfi.clean && !df_conflict_remains &&
-           sha_eq(mfi.sha, a_sha) && mfi.mode == a.mode)
+           sha_eq(mfi.sha, a_sha) && mfi.mode == a.mode &&
+           lstat(path, &st) == 0) {
                output(o, 3, "Skipped %s (merged same as existing)", path);
-       else
+               add_cacheinfo(mfi.mode, mfi.sha, path,
+                             0 /*stage*/, 1 /*refresh*/, 0 /*options*/);
+               return mfi.clean;
+       } else
                output(o, 2, "Auto-merging %s", path);
 
        if (!mfi.clean) {