1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index 64ab2f4db..72b5a079a 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ static git_repository *repository_alloc(void)
 	return repo;
 }
 
+int git_repository_new(git_repository **out)
+{
+	*out = repository_alloc();
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int load_config_data(git_repository *repo)
 {
 	int is_bare;