case "$filter_subdir" in
"")
- git read-tree -i -m $commit
+ GIT_ALLOW_NULL_SHA1=1 git read-tree -i -m $commit
;;
*)
# The commit may not have the subdirectory at all
- err=$(git read-tree -i -m $commit:"$filter_subdir" 2>&1) || {
+ err=$(GIT_ALLOW_NULL_SHA1=1 \
+ git read-tree -i -m $commit:"$filter_subdir" 2>&1) || {
if ! git rev-parse -q --verify $commit:"$filter_subdir"
then
rm -f "$GIT_INDEX_FILE"