merge-recursive: Fix modify/delete resolution in the recursive case

diff --git a/t/t0003-attributes.sh b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
index de38c7f7aab16a0c2766ef020a3fc03fadece555..ebbc7554a7d4dce4c2ed33a79f5d4feb3a520f05 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t0003-attributes.sh
+++ b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
                echo "d/* test=a/b/d/*"
                echo "d/yes notest"
        ) >a/b/.gitattributes
+       (
+               echo "global test=global"
+       ) >"$HOME"/global-gitattributes
 
 '
 
@@ -57,9 +60,19 @@ test_expect_success 'attribute test' '
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'core.attributesfile' '
+       attr_check global unspecified &&
+       git config core.attributesfile "$HOME/global-gitattributes" &&
+       attr_check global global &&
+       git config core.attributesfile "~/global-gitattributes" &&
+       attr_check global global &&
+       echo "global test=precedence" >> .gitattributes &&
+       attr_check global precedence
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'attribute test: read paths from stdin' '
 
-       cat <<EOF > expect
+       cat <<EOF > expect &&
 f: test: f
 a/f: test: f
 a/c/f: test: f