Fix 'git diff --no-index' with a non-existing symlink target

[git.git] / t / t4011-diff-symlink.sh

diff --git a/t/t4011-diff-symlink.sh b/t/t4011-diff-symlink.sh
index 02efecae3ad06e5a62553e990fc0934dd0c65eab..9055c8b318aa8cfa8b89fd19b20e94a7435ee155 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t4011-diff-symlink.sh
+++ b/t/t4011-diff-symlink.sh
@@ -82,4 +82,11 @@ test_expect_success \
     git diff-index -M -p $tree > current &&
     compare_diff_patch current expected'
 
+test_expect_success \
+    'diff symlinks with non-existing targets' \
+    'ln -s narf pinky &&
+    ln -s take\ over brain &&
+    test_must_fail git diff --no-index pinky brain > output 2> output.err &&
+    grep narf output &&
+    ! grep error output.err'
 test_done