read-tree: reorganize bind_merge code.

[git.git] / read-tree.c

diff --git a/read-tree.c b/read-tree.c
index 8b91aff..fb1d682 100644 (file)
--- a/read-tree.c
+++ b/read-tree.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static int twoway_merge(struct cache_entry **src)
  * Bind merge.
  *
  * Keep the index entries at stage0, collapse stage1 but make sure
- * stage0 does not have anything in prefix.
+ * stage0 does not have anything there.
  */
 static int bind_merge(struct cache_entry **src)
 {
@@ -693,12 +693,12 @@ static int bind_merge(struct cache_entry **src)
        if (merge_size != 1)
                return error("Cannot do a bind merge of %d trees\n",
                             merge_size);
-       if (!a)
-               return merged_entry(old, NULL);
-       if (old)
+       if (a && old)
                die("Entry '%s' overlaps.  Cannot bind.", a->name);
-
-       return merged_entry(a, NULL);
+       if (!a)
+               return keep_entry(old);
+       else
+               return merged_entry(a, NULL);
 }
 
 /*