[Sparse Index] Integrate with git status

dir.c

@@ -1397,6 +1397,17 @@ enum pattern_match_result path_matches_pattern_list(
 	strbuf_addch(&parent_pathname, '/');
 	strbuf_add(&parent_pathname, pathname, pathlen);
 
+	/*
+	 * Directory entries are matched if and only if a file
+	 * contained immediately within them is matched. For the
+	 * case of a directory entry, modify the path to create
+	 * a fake filename within this directory, allowing us to
+	 * use the file-base matching logic in an equivalent way.
+	 */
+	if (parent_pathname.len > 0 &&
+	    parent_pathname.buf[parent_pathname.len - 1] == '/')
+		strbuf_add(&parent_pathname, "-", 1);
+
 	if (hashmap_contains_path(&pl->recursive_hashmap,
 				  &parent_pathname)) {
 		result = MATCHED_RECURSIVE;