if (ignore_submodules)
rev_info.diffopt.flags.ignore_submodules = 1;
rev_info.diffopt.flags.quick = 1;
+
add_head_to_pending(&rev_info);
+ if (!rev_info.pending.nr) {
+ /*
+ * We have no head (or it's corrupt); use the empty tree,
+ * which will complain if the index is non-empty.
+ */
+ struct tree *tree = lookup_tree(the_hash_algo->empty_tree);
+ add_pending_object(&rev_info, &tree->object, "");
+ }
+
diff_setup_done(&rev_info.diffopt);
result = run_diff_index(&rev_info, 1);
return diff_result_code(&rev_info.diffopt, result);