1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 0d8eddac77..a8254e2f9e 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -538,6 +538,9 @@ extern int write_sha1_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, const char *type, unsig
 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);