# Deleted in both or deleted in one and unchanged in the other
 #
 "$1.." | "$1.$1" | "$1$1.")
+       if { test -z "$6" && test "$5" != "$7"; } ||
+          { test -z "$7" && test "$5" != "$6"; }
+       then
+               echo "ERROR: File $4 deleted on one branch but had its" >&2
+               echo "ERROR: permissions changed on the other." >&2
+               exit 1
+       fi
+
        if test -n "$2"
        then
                echo "Removing $4"
                ;;
        esac
 
-       src1=$(git-unpack-file $2)
-       src2=$(git-unpack-file $3)
+       src1=$(git unpack-file $2)
+       src2=$(git unpack-file $3)
        case "$1" in
        '')
                echo "Added $4 in both, but differently."
-               orig=$(git-unpack-file e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391)
+               orig=$(git unpack-file $(git hash-object /dev/null))
                ;;
        *)
                echo "Auto-merging $4"
-               orig=$(git-unpack-file $1)
+               orig=$(git unpack-file $1)
                ;;
        esac