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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c
index 9650be2c50..198b9216a4 100644
--- a/builtin/diff.c
+++ b/builtin/diff.c
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ static int builtin_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs,
usage(builtin_diff_usage);
argv++; argc--;
}
- if (!cached)
- setup_work_tree();
/*
* Make sure there is one revision (i.e. pending object),
* and there is no revision filtering parameters.
@@ -140,8 +138,14 @@ static int builtin_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs,
revs->max_count != -1 || revs->min_age != -1 ||
revs->max_age != -1)
usage(builtin_diff_usage);
- if (read_cache_preload(revs->diffopt.pathspec.raw) < 0) {
- perror("read_cache_preload");
+ if (!cached) {
+ setup_work_tree();
+ if (read_cache_preload(revs->diffopt.pathspec.raw) < 0) {
+ perror("read_cache_preload");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ } else if (read_cache() < 0) {
+ perror("read_cache");
return -1;
}
return run_diff_index(revs, cached);