ce->ce_flags = htons(namelen);
fill_stat_cache_info(ce, &st);
- ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(st.st_mode);
- if (!trust_executable_bit) {
- /* If there is an existing entry, pick the mode bits
- * from it, otherwise assume unexecutable.
+ if (trust_executable_bit && has_symlinks)
+ ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(st.st_mode);
+ else {
+ /* If there is an existing entry, pick the mode bits and type
+ * from it, otherwise assume unexecutable regular file.
*/
+ struct cache_entry *ent;
int pos = cache_name_pos(path, namelen);
- if (0 <= pos)
- ce->ce_mode = active_cache[pos]->ce_mode;
- else if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
- ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(S_IFREG | 0666);
+
+ ent = (0 <= pos) ? active_cache[pos] : NULL;
+ ce->ce_mode = ce_mode_from_stat(ent, st.st_mode);
}
if (index_path(ce->sha1, path, &st, !info_only))