extern int pretend_sha1_file(void *, unsigned long, enum object_type, unsigned char *);
extern int force_object_loose(const unsigned char *sha1, time_t mtime);
+/* just like read_sha1_file(), but non fatal in presence of bad objects */
+extern void *read_object(const unsigned char *sha1, enum object_type *type, unsigned long *size);
+
extern int check_sha1_signature(const unsigned char *sha1, void *buf, unsigned long size, const char *type);
extern int move_temp_to_file(const char *tmpfile, const char *filename);