merge-recursive: do not check working copy when creating a virtual merge base

diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index d4292deb5ee2b357208a72065b38e4768e95faa3..06d31ed8734cab9e2641779e7135c0576d222b4a 100644 (file)
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ static char *unique_path(struct merge_options *o, const char *path, const char *
        base_len = newpath.len;
        while (string_list_has_string(&o->current_file_set, newpath.buf) ||
               string_list_has_string(&o->current_directory_set, newpath.buf) ||
-              file_exists(newpath.buf)) {
+              (!o->call_depth && file_exists(newpath.buf))) {
                strbuf_setlen(&newpath, base_len);
                strbuf_addf(&newpath, "_%d", suffix++);
        }
@@ -1234,8 +1234,8 @@ static void conflict_rename_rename_2to1(struct merge_options *o,
               a->path, c1->path, ci->branch1,
               b->path, c2->path, ci->branch2);
 
-       remove_file(o, 1, a->path, would_lose_untracked(a->path));
-       remove_file(o, 1, b->path, would_lose_untracked(b->path));
+       remove_file(o, 1, a->path, o->call_depth || would_lose_untracked(a->path));
+       remove_file(o, 1, b->path, o->call_depth || would_lose_untracked(b->path));
 
        mfi_c1 = merge_file_special_markers(o, a, c1, &ci->ren1_other,
                                            o->branch1, c1->path,