diff --git a/builtin-grep.c b/builtin-grep.c
index bbf747fc7b..f1ff8dc556 100644
--- a/builtin-grep.c
+++ b/builtin-grep.c
@@ -343,12 +343,12 @@ static int external_grep(struct grep_opt *opt, const char **paths, int cached)
 			memcpy(name + 2, ce->name, len + 1);
 		}
 		argv[argc++] = name;
-		if (argc < MAXARGS)
-			continue;
-		status = flush_grep(opt, argc, nr, argv, &kept);
-		if (0 < status)
-			hit = 1;
-		argc = nr + kept;
+		if (MAXARGS <= argc) {
+			status = flush_grep(opt, argc, nr, argv, &kept);
+			if (0 < status)
+				hit = 1;
+			argc = nr + kept;
+		}
 		if (ce_stage(ce)) {
 			do {
 				i++;
diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index 76c1c844a9..65c634f77a 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index."
     unset GITHEAD_$his_tree
 }
 
+reread_subject () {
+	git stripspace <"$1" | sed -e 1q
+}
+
 prec=4
 dotest=.dotest sign= utf8=t keep= skip= interactive= resolved= binary=
 resolvemsg= resume=
@@ -376,6 +380,7 @@ do
 		[aA]*) action=yes interactive= ;;
 		[nN]*) action=skip ;;
 		[eE]*) git_editor "$dotest/final-commit"
+		       SUBJECT=$(reread_subject "$dotest/final-commit")
 		       action=again ;;
 		[vV]*) action=again
 		       LESS=-S ${PAGER:-less} "$dotest/patch" ;;
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 2c7b5cb200..e96a316452 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -222,6 +222,22 @@ void setup_work_tree(void)
 	initialized = 1;
 }
 
+static int check_repository_format_gently(int *nongit_ok)
+{
+	git_config(check_repository_format_version);
+	if (GIT_REPO_VERSION < repository_format_version) {
+		if (!nongit_ok)
+			die ("Expected git repo version <= %d, found %d",
+			     GIT_REPO_VERSION, repository_format_version);
+		warning("Expected git repo version <= %d, found %d",
+			GIT_REPO_VERSION, repository_format_version);
+		warning("Please upgrade Git");
+		*nongit_ok = -1;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * We cannot decide in this function whether we are in the work tree or
  * not, since the config can only be read _after_ this function was called.
@@ -246,8 +262,15 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 			static char buffer[1024 + 1];
 			const char *retval;
 
-			if (!work_tree_env)
-				return set_work_tree(gitdirenv);
+			if (!work_tree_env) {
+				retval = set_work_tree(gitdirenv);
+				/* config may override worktree */
+				if (check_repository_format_gently(nongit_ok))
+					return NULL;
+				return retval;
+			}
+			if (check_repository_format_gently(nongit_ok))
+				return NULL;
 			retval = get_relative_cwd(buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1,
 					get_git_work_tree());
 			if (!retval || !*retval)
@@ -286,6 +309,7 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 			if (!work_tree_env)
 				inside_work_tree = 0;
 			setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, ".", 1);
+			check_repository_format_gently(nongit_ok);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		chdir("..");
@@ -306,6 +330,8 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 	if (!work_tree_env)
 		inside_work_tree = 1;
 	git_work_tree_cfg = xstrndup(cwd, offset);
+	if (check_repository_format_gently(nongit_ok))
+		return NULL;
 	if (offset == len)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -356,11 +382,7 @@ int check_repository_format_version(const char *var, const char *value)
 
 int check_repository_format(void)
 {
-	git_config(check_repository_format_version);
-	if (GIT_REPO_VERSION < repository_format_version)
-		die ("Expected git repo version <= %d, found %d",
-		     GIT_REPO_VERSION, repository_format_version);
-	return 0;
+	return check_repository_format_gently(NULL);
 }
 
 const char *setup_git_directory(void)
diff --git a/t/t1302-repo-version.sh b/t/t1302-repo-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..37fc1c8d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t1302-repo-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007 Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
+#
+
+test_description='Test repository version check'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+cat >test.patch <<EOF
+diff --git a/test.txt b/test.txt
+new file mode 100644
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/test.txt
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++123
+EOF
+
+test_create_repo "test"
+test_create_repo "test2"
+
+GIT_CONFIG=test2/.git/config git config core.repositoryformatversion 99 || exit 1
+
+test_expect_success 'gitdir selection on normal repos' '
+	(test "$(git config core.repositoryformatversion)" = 0 &&
+	cd test &&
+	test "$(git config core.repositoryformatversion)" = 0)'
+
+# Make sure it would stop at test2, not trash
+test_expect_success 'gitdir selection on unsupported repo' '
+	(cd test2 &&
+	test "$(git config core.repositoryformatversion)" = 99)'
+
+test_expect_success 'gitdir not required mode' '
+	(git apply --stat test.patch &&
+	cd test && git apply --stat ../test.patch &&
+	cd ../test2 && git apply --stat ../test.patch)'
+
+test_expect_success 'gitdir required mode on normal repos' '
+	(git apply --check --index test.patch &&
+	cd test && git apply --check --index ../test.patch)'
+
+test_expect_failure 'gitdir required mode on unsupported repo' '
+	(cd test2 && git apply --check --index ../test.patch)'
+
+test_done