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diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 44f4b897d4ff7afff7dbab92ce8754645ad8da6a..222aaa374b8268828e9d529a8afacb8830acc281 100644 (file)
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ int checkout_entry(struct cache_entry *ce, const struct checkout *state, char *t
                 * to emulate by hand - much easier to let the system
                 * just do the right thing)
                 */
-               unlink(path);
                if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
                        /* If it is a gitlink, leave it alone! */
                        if (S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode))
@@ -226,7 +225,8 @@ int checkout_entry(struct cache_entry *ce, const struct checkout *state, char *t
                        if (!state->force)
                                return error("%s is a directory", path);
                        remove_subtree(path);
-               }
+               } else if (unlink(path))
+                       return error("unable to unlink old '%s' (%s)", path, strerror(errno));
        } else if (state->not_new)
                return 0;
        create_directories(path, state);