Hi, On Mon, 10 Aug 2009, Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy wrote: > diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c > index b7813af..f5787f6 100644 > --- a/diff-lib.c > +++ b/diff-lib.c > @@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ static void do_oneway_diff(struct unpack_trees_options *o, > struct rev_info *revs = o->unpack_data; > int match_missing, cached; > > + /* if the entry is not checked out, don't examine work tree */ > + cached = o->index_only || (idx && (idx->ce_flags & CE_VALID)); > /* > * Backward compatibility wart - "diff-index -m" does > * not mean "do not ignore merges", but "match_missing". > @@ -344,7 +346,6 @@ static void do_oneway_diff(struct unpack_trees_options *o, > * But with the revision flag parsing, that's found in > * "!revs->ignore_merges". > */ > - cached = o->index_only; > match_missing = !revs->ignore_merges; > > if (cached && idx && ce_stage(idx)) { Out of curiosity: why did that line have to move up? Ciao, Dscho > diff --git a/t/t4039-diff-assume-unchanged.sh b/t/t4039-diff-assume-unchanged.sh > new file mode 100755 > index 0000000..d0e46a7 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/t/t4039-diff-assume-unchanged.sh > @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ > +#!/bin/sh > + > +test_description='diff with assume-unchanged entries' > + > +. ./test-lib.sh > + > +# external diff has been tested in t4020-diff-external.sh > + > +test_expect_success 'setup' ' > + echo zero > zero && > + git add zero && > + git commit -m zero && > + echo one > one && > + echo two > two && > + git add one two && > + git commit -m onetwo && > + git update-index --assume-unchanged one && > + echo borked >> one && > + test "$(git ls-files -v one)" = "h one" > +' Maybe use test_commit, to make it more readable? > + > +test_expect_success 'diff-index does not examine assume-unchanged entries' ' > + git diff-index HEAD^ -- one | grep -q 5626abf0f72e58d7a153368ba57db4c673c0e171 > +' > + > +# TODO ced_uptodate() What is this about? > +test_expect_success 'diff-files does not examine assume-unchanged entries' ' > + /usr/bin/git diff-files -- one > +' > + > +test_done Thanks, Dscho