WTF. This shows up in git 1.6.0.2 through current 'next': $ git clone git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/external/elfutils std_git $ cd std_git/ $ git status # On branch master # Changes to be committed: # (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage) # # modified: libelf-po/ChangeLog # modified: libelf-po/Makefile # modified: libelf-po/Makefile.in # modified: libelf-po/Makefile.in.in # modified: libelf-po/Makevars # modified: libelf-po/POTFILES # modified: libelf-po/POTFILES.in # modified: libelf-po/Rules-quot # modified: libelf-po/boldquot.sed # modified: libelf-po/insert-header.sin # modified: libelf-po/libelf.pot # modified: libelf-po/quot.sed # $ git diff-index HEAD :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 78eb2ff1b7e79d00e827c97a7d4f52ca7d129155 A libelf-po/ChangeLog :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 afd56475e1ae3a51ed30124a7671821581fbf833 A libelf-po/Makefile :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 21eb20d30794c6d9151c89a3b35c4365902221fc A libelf-po/Makefile.in :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 4a7a26885ff4ed63205538741a45950b10b8cf95 A libelf-po/Makefile.in.in :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0accb70a14c5808668bdf7a21668767f0fa2e608 A libelf-po/Makevars :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 f17f924d6f5748e15c238d1006e568abb4c3240e A libelf-po/POTFILES :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 b25620fba0f1b74f351909d525a3e41101396260 A libelf-po/POTFILES.in :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 5f46d237d2593c674ab34518cf342553fe0f6aef A libelf-po/Rules-quot :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 4b937aa517bcff9f5adfc2a01d6d780445999297 A libelf-po/boldquot.sed :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 b26de01f6c88c7b15bb4815a8fcd5120d479300d A libelf-po/insert-header.sin :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 dfcd7704b3b16f040158b435acb9244a6d6cfa6a A libelf-po/libelf.pot :000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0122c46318dc8bc115167fa2c259f8456668f861 A libelf-po/quot.sed :100644 000000 78eb2ff1b7e79d00e827c97a7d4f52ca7d129155 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/ChangeLog :100644 000000 afd56475e1ae3a51ed30124a7671821581fbf833 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/Makefile :100644 000000 21eb20d30794c6d9151c89a3b35c4365902221fc 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/Makefile.in :100644 000000 4a7a26885ff4ed63205538741a45950b10b8cf95 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/Makefile.in.in :100644 000000 0accb70a14c5808668bdf7a21668767f0fa2e608 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/Makevars :100644 000000 f17f924d6f5748e15c238d1006e568abb4c3240e 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/POTFILES :100644 000000 b25620fba0f1b74f351909d525a3e41101396260 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/POTFILES.in :100644 000000 5f46d237d2593c674ab34518cf342553fe0f6aef 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/Rules-quot :100644 000000 4b937aa517bcff9f5adfc2a01d6d780445999297 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/boldquot.sed :100644 000000 b26de01f6c88c7b15bb4815a8fcd5120d479300d 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/insert-header.sin :100644 000000 dfcd7704b3b16f040158b435acb9244a6d6cfa6a 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/libelf.pot :100644 000000 0122c46318dc8bc115167fa2c259f8456668f861 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D libelf-po/quot.sed WTF. Add -M and it sees modifies: $ git diff-index -M HEAD :100644 100644 78eb2ff1b7e79d00e827c97a7d4f52ca7d129155 78eb2ff1b7e79d00e827c97a7d4f52ca7d129155 M libelf-po/ChangeLog :100644 100644 afd56475e1ae3a51ed30124a7671821581fbf833 afd56475e1ae3a51ed30124a7671821581fbf833 M libelf-po/Makefile :100644 100644 21eb20d30794c6d9151c89a3b35c4365902221fc 21eb20d30794c6d9151c89a3b35c4365902221fc M libelf-po/Makefile.in :100644 100644 4a7a26885ff4ed63205538741a45950b10b8cf95 4a7a26885ff4ed63205538741a45950b10b8cf95 M libelf-po/Makefile.in.in :100644 100644 0accb70a14c5808668bdf7a21668767f0fa2e608 0accb70a14c5808668bdf7a21668767f0fa2e608 M libelf-po/Makevars :100644 100644 f17f924d6f5748e15c238d1006e568abb4c3240e f17f924d6f5748e15c238d1006e568abb4c3240e M libelf-po/POTFILES :100644 100644 b25620fba0f1b74f351909d525a3e41101396260 b25620fba0f1b74f351909d525a3e41101396260 M libelf-po/POTFILES.in :100644 100644 5f46d237d2593c674ab34518cf342553fe0f6aef 5f46d237d2593c674ab34518cf342553fe0f6aef M libelf-po/Rules-quot :100644 100644 4b937aa517bcff9f5adfc2a01d6d780445999297 4b937aa517bcff9f5adfc2a01d6d780445999297 M libelf-po/boldquot.sed :100644 100644 b26de01f6c88c7b15bb4815a8fcd5120d479300d b26de01f6c88c7b15bb4815a8fcd5120d479300d M libelf-po/insert-header.sin :100644 100644 dfcd7704b3b16f040158b435acb9244a6d6cfa6a dfcd7704b3b16f040158b435acb9244a6d6cfa6a M libelf-po/libelf.pot :100644 100644 0122c46318dc8bc115167fa2c259f8456668f861 0122c46318dc8bc115167fa2c259f8456668f861 M libelf-po/quot.sed I'm trying to debug it now, but I'd appreciate any help from those that know more about this part of diffcore and the working tree code.. -- Shawn. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html