die(_("No names found, cannot describe anything."));
if (argc == 0) {
- if (dirty && !cmd_diff_index(ARRAY_SIZE(diff_index_args) - 1, diff_index_args, prefix))
- dirty = NULL;
+ if (dirty) {
+ static struct lock_file index_lock;
+ int fd;
+
+ read_cache_preload(NULL);
+ refresh_index(&the_index, REFRESH_QUIET|REFRESH_UNMERGED,
+ NULL, NULL, NULL);
+ fd = hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 0);
+ if (0 <= fd)
+ update_index_if_able(&the_index, &index_lock);
+
+ if (!cmd_diff_index(ARRAY_SIZE(diff_index_args) - 1,
+ diff_index_args, prefix))
+ dirty = NULL;
+ }
describe("HEAD", 1);
} else if (dirty) {
die(_("--dirty is incompatible with committishes"));