Merge branch 'np/types' into jc/fetch

* np/types: (253 commits)
  get rid of lookup_object_type()
  convert object type handling from a string to a number
  formalize typename(), and add its reverse type_from_string()
  sha1_file.c: don't ignore an error condition in sha1_loose_object_info()
  sha1_file.c: cleanup "offset" usage
  sha1_file.c: cleanup hdr usage
  git-apply: do not fix whitespaces on context lines.
  diff --cc: integer overflow given a 2GB-or-larger file
  mailinfo: do not get confused with logical lines that are too long.
  Documentation: link in 1.5.0.2 material to the top documentation page.
  Documentation: document remote.<name>.tagopt
  GIT 1.5.0.2
  git-remote: support remotes with a dot in the name
  Documentation: describe "-f/-t/-m" options to "git-remote add"
  diff --cc: fix display of symlink conflicts during a merge.
  merge-recursive: fix longstanding bug in merging symlinks
  merge-index: fix longstanding bug in merging symlinks
  diff --cached: give more sensible error message when HEAD is yet to be created.
  Update tests to use test-chmtime
  Add test-chmtime: a utility to change mtime on files
  ...

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
index 91cd87742f..60c0fa6488 100644
--- a/diff-lib.c
+++ b/diff-lib.c
@@ -41,17 +41,27 @@ int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int silent_on_removed)
 
 			path_len = ce_namelen(ce);
 
-			dpath = xmalloc (combine_diff_path_size (5, path_len));
+			dpath = xmalloc(combine_diff_path_size(5, path_len));
 			dpath->path = (char *) &(dpath->parent[5]);
 
 			dpath->next = NULL;
 			dpath->len = path_len;
 			memcpy(dpath->path, ce->name, path_len);
 			dpath->path[path_len] = '\0';
-			dpath->mode = 0;
 			hashclr(dpath->sha1);
 			memset(&(dpath->parent[0]), 0,
-					sizeof(struct combine_diff_parent)*5);
+			       sizeof(struct combine_diff_parent)*5);
+
+			if (lstat(ce->name, &st) < 0) {
+				if (errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR) {
+					perror(ce->name);
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (silent_on_removed)
+					continue;
+			}
+			else
+				dpath->mode = canon_mode(st.st_mode);
 
 			while (i < entries) {
 				struct cache_entry *nce = active_cache[i];
@@ -170,9 +180,7 @@ static int get_stat_data(struct cache_entry *ce,
 		}
 		changed = ce_match_stat(ce, &st, 0);
 		if (changed) {
-			mode = create_ce_mode(st.st_mode);
-			if (!trust_executable_bit && S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
-				mode = ce->ce_mode;
+			mode = ce_mode_from_stat(ce, st.st_mode);
 			sha1 = no_sha1;
 		}
 	}