+/*
+ * Do we run "git commit" with "--allow-empty"?
+ */
+static int allow_empty(struct replay_opts *opts, struct commit *commit)
+{
+ int index_unchanged, empty_commit;
+
+ /*
+ * Three cases:
+ *
+ * (1) we do not allow empty at all and error out.
+ *
+ * (2) we allow ones that were initially empty, but
+ * forbid the ones that become empty;
+ *
+ * (3) we allow both.
+ */
+ if (!opts->allow_empty)
+ return 0; /* let "git commit" barf as necessary */
+
+ index_unchanged = is_index_unchanged();
+ if (index_unchanged < 0)
+ return index_unchanged;
+ if (!index_unchanged)
+ return 0; /* we do not have to say --allow-empty */
+
+ if (opts->keep_redundant_commits)
+ return 1;
+
+ empty_commit = is_original_commit_empty(commit);
+ if (empty_commit < 0)
+ return empty_commit;
+ if (!empty_commit)
+ return 0;
+ else
+ return 1;
+}
+