if (active_cache_changed &&
write_locked_index(&the_index, &index_lock, COMMIT_LOCK))
/* TRANSLATORS: %s will be "revert" or "cherry-pick" */
- die(_("%s: Unable to write new index file"), action_name(opts));
+ return error(_("%s: Unable to write new index file"),
+ action_name(opts));
rollback_lock_file(&index_lock);
if (opts->signoff)