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diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 2cfb1cab6..0dc39a998 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1390,16 +1390,46 @@ extern void remove_scheduled_dirs(void);
extern struct alternate_object_database {
struct alternate_object_database *next;
- char *name;
- char base[FLEX_ARRAY]; /* more */
+
+ /* see alt_scratch_buf() */
+ struct strbuf scratch;
+ size_t base_len;
+
+ char path[FLEX_ARRAY];
} *alt_odb_list;
extern void prepare_alt_odb(void);
extern void read_info_alternates(const char * relative_base, int depth);
extern char *compute_alternate_path(const char *path, struct strbuf *err);
-extern void add_to_alternates_file(const char *reference);
typedef int alt_odb_fn(struct alternate_object_database *, void *);
extern int foreach_alt_odb(alt_odb_fn, void*);
+/*
+ * Allocate a "struct alternate_object_database" but do _not_ actually
+ * add it to the list of alternates.
+ */
+struct alternate_object_database *alloc_alt_odb(const char *dir);
+
+/*
+ * Add the directory to the on-disk alternates file; the new entry will also
+ * take effect in the current process.
+ */
+extern void add_to_alternates_file(const char *dir);
+
+/*
+ * Add the directory to the in-memory list of alternates (along with any
+ * recursive alternates it points to), but do not modify the on-disk alternates
+ * file.
+ */
+extern void add_to_alternates_memory(const char *dir);
+
+/*
+ * Returns a scratch strbuf pre-filled with the alternate object directory,
+ * including a trailing slash, which can be used to access paths in the
+ * alternate. Always use this over direct access to alt->scratch, as it
+ * cleans up any previous use of the scratch buffer.
+ */
+extern struct strbuf *alt_scratch_buf(struct alternate_object_database *alt);
+
struct pack_window {
struct pack_window *next;
unsigned char *base;