+test_expect_success 'setup modify/delete + directory/file conflict' '
+ git checkout --orphan modify &&
+ git rm -rf . &&
+ git clean -fdqx &&
+
+ printf "a\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\ng\nh\n" >letters &&
+ git add letters &&
+ git commit -m initial &&
+
+ echo i >>letters &&
+ git add letters &&
+ git commit -m modified &&
+
+ git checkout -b delete HEAD^ &&
+ git rm letters &&
+ mkdir letters &&
+ >letters/file &&
+ git add letters &&
+ git commit -m deleted
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'modify/delete + directory/file conflict' '
+ git checkout delete^0 &&
+ test_must_fail git merge modify &&
+
+ test 3 = $(git ls-files -s | wc -l) &&
+ test 2 = $(git ls-files -u | wc -l) &&
+ test 1 = $(git ls-files -o | wc -l) &&
+
+ test -f letters/file &&
+ test -f letters~modify
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'modify/delete + directory/file conflict; other way' '
+ git reset --hard &&
+ git clean -f &&
+ git checkout modify^0 &&
+ test_must_fail git merge delete &&
+
+ test 3 = $(git ls-files -s | wc -l) &&
+ test 2 = $(git ls-files -u | wc -l) &&
+ test 1 = $(git ls-files -o | wc -l) &&
+
+ test -f letters/file &&
+ test -f letters~HEAD
+'
+