#include "parse-options.h"
 #include "pathspec.h"
 #include "dir.h"
+#include "split-index.h"
 
 /*
  * Default to not allowing changes to the list of files. The
                        active_cache[pos]->ce_flags |= flag;
                else
                        active_cache[pos]->ce_flags &= ~flag;
-               cache_tree_invalidate_path(active_cache_tree, path);
-               active_cache_changed = 1;
+               active_cache[pos]->ce_flags |= CE_UPDATE_IN_BASE;
+               cache_tree_invalidate_path(&the_index, path);
+               active_cache_changed |= CE_ENTRY_CHANGED;
                return 0;
        }
        return -1;
        default:
                goto fail;
        }
-       cache_tree_invalidate_path(active_cache_tree, path);
-       active_cache_changed = 1;
+       cache_tree_invalidate_path(&the_index, path);
+       ce->ce_flags |= CE_UPDATE_IN_BASE;
+       active_cache_changed |= CE_ENTRY_CHANGED;
        report("chmod %cx '%s'", flip, path);
        return;
  fail:
        char set_executable_bit = 0;
        struct refresh_params refresh_args = {0, &has_errors};
        int lock_error = 0;
+       int split_index = -1;
        struct lock_file *lock_file;
        struct parse_opt_ctx_t ctx;
        int parseopt_state = PARSE_OPT_UNKNOWN;
                        resolve_undo_clear_callback},
                OPT_INTEGER(0, "index-version", &preferred_index_format,
                        N_("write index in this format")),
+               OPT_BOOL(0, "split-index", &split_index,
+                       N_("enable or disable split index")),
                OPT_END()
        };
 
                            INDEX_FORMAT_LB, INDEX_FORMAT_UB);
 
                if (the_index.version != preferred_index_format)
-                       active_cache_changed = 1;
+                       active_cache_changed |= SOMETHING_CHANGED;
                the_index.version = preferred_index_format;
        }
 
                strbuf_release(&buf);
        }
 
+       if (split_index > 0) {
+               init_split_index(&the_index);
+               the_index.cache_changed |= SPLIT_INDEX_ORDERED;
+       } else if (!split_index && the_index.split_index) {
+               /*
+                * can't discard_split_index(&the_index); because that
+                * will destroy split_index->base->cache[], which may
+                * be shared with the_index.cache[]. So yeah we're
+                * leaking a bit here.
+                */
+               the_index.split_index = NULL;
+               the_index.cache_changed |= SOMETHING_CHANGED;
+       }
+
        if (active_cache_changed) {
                if (newfd < 0) {
                        if (refresh_args.flags & REFRESH_QUIET)
                                exit(128);
                        unable_to_lock_index_die(get_index_file(), lock_error);
                }
-               if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
-                   commit_locked_index(lock_file))
+               if (write_locked_index(&the_index, lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
                        die("Unable to write new index file");
        }