@@ -746,9 +746,13 @@ static int index_pos_by_traverse_info(struct name_entry *names,
strbuf_make_traverse_path(&name, info, names->path, names->pathlen);
strbuf_addch(&name, '/');
pos = index_name_pos(o->src_index, name.buf, name.len);
- if (pos >= 0)
- BUG("This is a directory and should not exist in index");
- pos = -pos - 1;
+ if (pos >= 0) {
+ if (!o->src_index->sparse_index ||
+ !(o->src_index->cache[pos]->ce_flags & CE_SKIP_WORKTREE))
+ BUG("This is a directory and should not exist in index");
+ } else {
+ pos = -pos - 1;
+ }
if (pos >= o->src_index->cache_nr ||
!starts_with(o->src_index->cache[pos]->name, name.buf) ||
(pos > 0 && starts_with(o->src_index->cache[pos-1]->name, name.buf)))