if (1 < opts.merge + opts.reset + prefix_set)
die("Which one? -m, --reset, or --prefix?");
+ /*
+ * NEEDSWORK
+ *
+ * The old index should be read anyway even if we're going to
+ * destroy all index entries because we still need to preserve
+ * certain information such as index version or split-index
+ * mode.
+ */
+
if (opts.reset || opts.merge || opts.prefix) {
if (read_cache_unmerged() && (opts.prefix || opts.merge))
die("You need to resolve your current index first");
* what came from the tree.
*/
if (nr_trees == 1 && !opts.prefix)
- prime_cache_tree(&active_cache_tree, trees[0]);
+ prime_cache_tree(&the_index, trees[0]);
if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
die("unable to write new index file");