1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index f61681c3ae..45b14e8a61 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void update_callback(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 	}
 }
 
-static void update(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **files)
+void add_files_to_cache(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **files)
 {
 	struct rev_info rev;
 	init_revisions(&rev, prefix);
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ static void update(int verbose, const char *prefix, const char **files)
 	rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = update_callback;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = &verbose;
-	if (read_cache() < 0)
-		die("index file corrupt");
 	run_diff_files(&rev, 0);
 }
 
@@ -155,6 +153,13 @@ static int git_add_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 	return git_default_config(var, value);
 }
 
+int interactive_add(void)
+{
+	const char *argv[2] = { "add--interactive", NULL };
+
+	return run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_GIT_CMD);
+}
+
 static struct lock_file lock_file;
 
 static const char ignore_error[] =
@@ -183,12 +188,9 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, builtin_add_options,
 			  builtin_add_usage, 0);
 	if (add_interactive) {
-		const char *args[] = { "add--interactive", NULL };
-
 		if (add_interactive != 1 || orig_argc != 2)
 			die("add --interactive does not take any parameters");
-		execv_git_cmd(args);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(interactive_add());
 	}
 
 	git_config(git_add_config);
@@ -196,7 +198,9 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	newfd = hold_locked_index(&lock_file, 1);
 
 	if (take_worktree_changes) {
-		update(verbose, prefix, argv);
+		if (read_cache() < 0)
+			die("index file corrupt");
+		add_files_to_cache(verbose, prefix, argv);
 		goto finish;
 	}