1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 77c6882624..582c40071a 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ static int open_output_fd(char *path, const struct cache_entry *ce, int to_tempf
 {
 	int symlink = (ce->ce_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFREG;
 	if (to_tempfile) {
-		strcpy(path, symlink
-		       ? ".merge_link_XXXXXX" : ".merge_file_XXXXXX");
+		xsnprintf(path, TEMPORARY_FILENAME_LENGTH, "%s",
+			  symlink ? ".merge_link_XXXXXX" : ".merge_file_XXXXXX");
 		return mkstemp(path);
 	} else {
 		return create_file(path, !symlink ? ce->ce_mode : 0666);
@@ -210,9 +210,12 @@ static int write_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
 
 finish:
 	if (state->refresh_cache) {
+		assert(state->istate);
 		if (!fstat_done)
 			lstat(ce->name, &st);
 		fill_stat_cache_info(ce, &st);
+		ce->ce_flags |= CE_UPDATE_IN_BASE;
+		state->istate->cache_changed |= CE_ENTRY_CHANGED;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }