"  --root        include the initial commit as diff against /dev/null\n"
 COMMON_DIFF_OPTIONS_HELP;
 
-int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp)
+int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
        int nr_sha1;
        char line[1000];
        static struct rev_info *opt = &log_tree_opt;
        int read_stdin = 0;
 
-       init_revisions(opt, setup_git_directory());
+       init_revisions(opt, prefix);
        git_config(git_default_config); /* no "diff" UI options */
        nr_sha1 = 0;
        opt->abbrev = 0;
        }
 
        if (!read_stdin)
-               return 0;
+               return DIFF_OPT_TST(&opt->diffopt, EXIT_WITH_STATUS)
+                       && DIFF_OPT_TST(&opt->diffopt, HAS_CHANGES);
 
        if (opt->diffopt.detect_rename)
                opt->diffopt.setup |= (DIFF_SETUP_USE_SIZE_CACHE |
                else
                        diff_tree_stdin(line);
        }
-       return 0;
+       return DIFF_OPT_TST(&opt->diffopt, EXIT_WITH_STATUS)
+               && DIFF_OPT_TST(&opt->diffopt, HAS_CHANGES);
 }