only turn on create_missing in commit/checkout

diff --git a/pristine-tar b/pristine-tar
index dcd1a9b..991759a 100755 (executable)
--- a/pristine-tar
+++ b/pristine-tar
@@ -237,9 +237,11 @@ sub recreatetarball {
                        debug("$file is listed in the manifest but may not be present in the source directory");
                        $full_sweep=1;
 
-                       # Avoid tar failing on the nonexistent item by
-                       # creating a dummy directory.
-                       mkpath "$tempdir/workdir/$file";
+                       if ($options{create_missing}) {
+                               # Avoid tar failing on the nonexistent item by
+                               # creating a dummy directory.
+                               mkpath "$tempdir/workdir/$file";
+                       }
                }
                
                if (-d "$tempdir/workdir/$file" && (-u _ || -g _ || -k _)) {
@@ -561,7 +563,8 @@ sub commit {
        my $tempdir=tempdir();
        my ($sourcedir, $id)=export($upstream);
        genmanifest($tarball, "$tempdir/manifest");
-       recreatetarball($tempdir, $sourcedir, clobber_source => 1);
+       recreatetarball($tempdir, $sourcedir, clobber_source => 1,
+               create_missing => 1);
        my $pid = open(GENDELTA, "-|");
        if (! $pid) {
                # child
@@ -585,7 +588,7 @@ sub checkout {
                # child
                $tarball=abs_path($tarball);
                chdir($sourcedir) || die "chdir $sourcedir: $!";
-               gentar("-", $tarball, clobber_source => 1);
+               gentar("-", $tarball, clobber_source => 1, create_missing => 1);
                exit 0;
        }
        print GENTAR $delta;