1 files changed, 22 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index ea1b3217fe..5da07e83e5 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -1629,7 +1629,8 @@ del_entry:
 static int tree_content_get(
 	struct tree_entry *root,
 	const char *p,
-	struct tree_entry *leaf)
+	struct tree_entry *leaf,
+	int allow_root)
 {
 	struct tree_content *t;
 	const char *slash1;
@@ -1641,31 +1642,39 @@ static int tree_content_get(
 		n = slash1 - p;
 	else
 		n = strlen(p);
-	if (!n)
+	if (!n && !allow_root)
 		die("Empty path component found in input");
 
 	if (!root->tree)
 		load_tree(root);
+
+	if (!n) {
+		e = root;
+		goto found_entry;
+	}
+
 	t = root->tree;
 	for (i = 0; i < t->entry_count; i++) {
 		e = t->entries[i];
 		if (e->name->str_len == n && !strncmp_icase(p, e->name->str_dat, n)) {
-			if (!slash1) {
-				memcpy(leaf, e, sizeof(*leaf));
-				if (e->tree && is_null_sha1(e->versions[1].sha1))
-					leaf->tree = dup_tree_content(e->tree);
-				else
-					leaf->tree = NULL;
-				return 1;
-			}
+			if (!slash1)
+				goto found_entry;
 			if (!S_ISDIR(e->versions[1].mode))
 				return 0;
 			if (!e->tree)
 				load_tree(e);
-			return tree_content_get(e, slash1 + 1, leaf);
+			return tree_content_get(e, slash1 + 1, leaf, 0);
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
+
+found_entry:
+	memcpy(leaf, e, sizeof(*leaf));
+	if (e->tree && is_null_sha1(e->versions[1].sha1))
+		leaf->tree = dup_tree_content(e->tree);
+	else
+		leaf->tree = NULL;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static int update_branch(struct branch *b)
@@ -2415,7 +2424,7 @@ static void file_change_cr(struct branch *b, int rename)
 	if (rename)
 		tree_content_remove(&b->branch_tree, s, &leaf);
 	else
-		tree_content_get(&b->branch_tree, s, &leaf);
+		tree_content_get(&b->branch_tree, s, &leaf, 1);
 	if (!leaf.versions[1].mode)
 		die("Path %s not in branch", s);
 	if (!*d) {	/* C "path/to/subdir" "" */
@@ -3067,7 +3076,7 @@ static void parse_ls(struct branch *b)
 			die("Garbage after path in: %s", command_buf.buf);
 		p = uq.buf;
 	}
-	tree_content_get(root, p, &leaf);
+	tree_content_get(root, p, &leaf, 1);
 	/*
 	 * A directory in preparation would have a sha1 of zero
 	 * until it is saved.  Save, for simplicity.