}
static inline unsigned int ce_mode_from_stat(struct cache_entry *ce, unsigned int mode)
{
- extern int trust_executable_bit;
+ extern int trust_executable_bit, has_symlinks;
+ if (!has_symlinks && S_ISREG(mode) &&
+ ce && S_ISLNK(ntohl(ce->ce_mode)))
+ return ce->ce_mode;
if (!trust_executable_bit && S_ISREG(mode)) {
if (ce && S_ISREG(ntohl(ce->ce_mode)))
return ce->ce_mode;
/* Environment bits from configuration mechanism */
extern int use_legacy_headers;
extern int trust_executable_bit;
+extern int has_symlinks;
extern int assume_unchanged;
extern int prefer_symlink_refs;
extern int log_all_ref_updates;