test_cmp expect actual # "df" should have stayed intact
'
+test_expect_success 'setup avoid unnecessary update, dir->(file,nothing)' '
+ git rm -rf . &&
+ git clean -fdqx &&
+ rm -rf .git &&
+ git init &&
+
+ >irrelevant &&
+ mkdir df &&
+ >df/file &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -mA &&
+
+ git checkout -b side
+ git rm -rf df &&
+ git commit -mB &&
+
+ git checkout master &&
+ git rm -rf df &&
+ echo bla >df &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -m "Add a newfile"
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'avoid unnecessary update, dir->(file,nothing)' '
+ git checkout -q master^0 &&
+ test-chmtime =1000000000 df &&
+ test-chmtime -v +0 df >expect &&
+ git merge side &&
+ test-chmtime -v +0 df >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual # "df" should have stayed intact
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup avoid unnecessary update, modify/delete' '
+ git rm -rf . &&
+ git clean -fdqx &&
+ rm -rf .git &&
+ git init &&
+
+ >irrelevant &&
+ >file &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -mA &&
+
+ git checkout -b side
+ git rm -f file &&
+ git commit -m "Delete file" &&
+
+ git checkout master &&
+ echo bla >file &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -m "Modify file"
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'avoid unnecessary update, modify/delete' '
+ git checkout -q master^0 &&
+ test-chmtime =1000000000 file &&
+ test-chmtime -v +0 file >expect &&
+ test_must_fail git merge side &&
+ test-chmtime -v +0 file >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual # "file" should have stayed intact
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup avoid unnecessary update, rename/add-dest' '
+ git rm -rf . &&
+ git clean -fdqx &&
+ rm -rf .git &&
+ git init &&
+
+ printf "1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n" >file &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -mA &&
+
+ git checkout -b side
+ cp file newfile &&
+ git add -A &&
+ git commit -m "Add file copy" &&
+
+ git checkout master &&
+ git mv file newfile &&
+ git commit -m "Rename file"
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'avoid unnecessary update, rename/add-dest' '
+ git checkout -q master^0 &&
+ test-chmtime =1000000000 newfile &&
+ test-chmtime -v +0 newfile >expect &&
+ git merge side &&
+ test-chmtime -v +0 newfile >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual # "file" should have stayed intact
+'
+
test_expect_success 'setup merge of rename + small change' '
git reset --hard &&
git checkout --orphan rename-plus-small-change &&