By definition, an intent-to-add index entry can never match the worktree, because worktrees have no concept of intent-to-add entries. Therefore, "apply --index" should always fail on intent-to-add paths. Because check_preimage() calls verify_index_match(), it already fails for patches other than creation patches, which check_preimage() ignores. This patch adds a check to check_preimage()'s rough equivalent for creation patches, check_to_create(). Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Raymond E. Pasco <ray@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- apply.c | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c index 4cba4ce71a..6328591489 100644 --- a/apply.c +++ b/apply.c @@ -3754,6 +3754,21 @@ static int check_to_create(struct apply_state *state, return EXISTS_IN_INDEX; } + /* If the new path to be added has an intent-to-add entry, then + * by definition it does not match what is in the work tree. So + * "apply --index" should always fail in this case. Patches other + * than creation patches are already held to this standard by + * check_preimage() calling verify_index_match(). + */ + if (state->check_index && !state->cached) { + int pos = index_name_pos(state->repo->index, new_name, + strlen(new_name)); + if (pos >= 0 && + state->repo->index->cache[pos]->ce_flags & CE_INTENT_TO_ADD) + return error(_("%s: does not match index"), new_name); + } + + if (state->cached) return 0; -- 2.28.0.2.g72bf77540a.dirty