1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 74e47dffa..f05b67ad4 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #define DTYPE(de)	DT_UNKNOWN
 #endif
 
+/* unknown mode (impossible combination S_IFIFO|S_IFCHR) */
+#define S_IFINVALID     0030000
+
 /*
  * A "directory link" is a link to another git directory.
  *
@@ -367,6 +370,7 @@ static inline unsigned int hexval(unsigned int c)
 #define DEFAULT_ABBREV 7
 
 extern int get_sha1(const char *str, unsigned char *sha1);
+extern int get_sha1_with_mode(const char *str, unsigned char *sha1, unsigned *mode);
 extern int get_sha1_hex(const char *hex, unsigned char *sha1);
 extern char *sha1_to_hex(const unsigned char *sha1);	/* static buffer result! */
 extern int read_ref(const char *filename, unsigned char *sha1);