funny = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
                struct cache_entry *ce = cache[i];
-               if (ce_stage(ce)) {
+               if (ce_stage(ce) || (ce->ce_flags & CE_INTENT_TO_ADD)) {
                        if (10 < ++funny) {
                                fprintf(stderr, "...\n");
                                break;
                        }
-                       fprintf(stderr, "%s: unmerged (%s)\n",
-                               ce->name, sha1_to_hex(ce->sha1));
+                       if (ce_stage(ce))
+                               fprintf(stderr, "%s: unmerged (%s)\n",
+                                       ce->name, sha1_to_hex(ce->sha1));
+                       else
+                               fprintf(stderr, "%s: not added yet\n",
+                                       ce->name);
                }
        }
        if (funny)
 
        if (dryrun)
                hash_sha1_file(buffer.buf, buffer.len, tree_type, it->sha1);
-       else
-               write_sha1_file(buffer.buf, buffer.len, tree_type, it->sha1);
+       else if (write_sha1_file(buffer.buf, buffer.len, tree_type, it->sha1)) {
+               strbuf_release(&buffer);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
        strbuf_release(&buffer);
        it->entry_count = i;
 #if DEBUG
        return read_one(&buffer, &size);
 }
 
-struct cache_tree *cache_tree_find(struct cache_tree *it, const char *path)
+static struct cache_tree *cache_tree_find(struct cache_tree *it, const char *path)
 {
        while (*path) {
                const char *slash;