2 files changed, 42 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 01a54ecf2..412965b73 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ int git_config_add_file_ondisk(
 	git_config_file *file = NULL;
 	int res;
 
+	assert(cfg && path);
+
+	if (!git_path_isfile(path)) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_CONFIG, "File '%s' doesn't exists.", path);
+		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
+	}
+
 	if (git_config_file__ondisk(&file, path) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -105,17 +112,22 @@ int git_config_add_file_ondisk(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_config_open_ondisk(git_config **cfg, const char *path)
+int git_config_open_ondisk(git_config **out, const char *path)
 {
-	if (git_config_new(cfg) < 0)
-		return -1;
+	int error;
+	git_config *config;
 
-	if (git_config_add_file_ondisk(*cfg, path, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_LOCAL, 0) < 0) {
-		git_config_free(*cfg);
+	*out = NULL;
+
+	if (git_config_new(&config) < 0)
 		return -1;
-	}
 
-	return 0;
+	if ((error = git_config_add_file_ondisk(config, path, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_LOCAL, 0)) < 0)
+		git_config_free(config);
+	else
+		*out = config;
+
+	return error;
 }
 
 static int find_internal_file_by_level(
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index 2d6ce4dbb..c1756b1bc 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -750,6 +750,23 @@ static bool are_symlinks_supported(const char *wd_path)
 	return _symlinks_supported;
 }
 
+static int create_empty_file(const char *path, mode_t mode)
+{
+	int fd;
+
+	if ((fd = p_creat(path, mode)) < 0) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Error while creating '%s'", path);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (p_close(fd) < 0) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Error while closing '%s'", path);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int repo_init_config(
 	const char *repo_dir,
 	const char *work_dir,
@@ -766,6 +783,12 @@ static int repo_init_config(
 	if (git_buf_joinpath(&cfg_path, repo_dir, GIT_CONFIG_FILENAME_INREPO) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
+	if (!git_path_isfile(git_buf_cstr(&cfg_path)) &&
+		create_empty_file(git_buf_cstr(&cfg_path), GIT_CONFIG_FILE_MODE) < 0) {
+			git_buf_free(&cfg_path);
+			return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (git_config_open_ondisk(&config, git_buf_cstr(&cfg_path)) < 0) {
 		git_buf_free(&cfg_path);
 		return -1;