This function will be used in a commit soon, so let's make
it available globally.
Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
cache.h | 3 +++
sha1_file.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 0bb9adcd31..a35e9d5187 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1273,6 +1273,9 @@ extern int has_pack_index(const unsigned char *sha1);
extern void assert_sha1_type(const unsigned char *sha1, enum object_type expect);
+/* Helper to check and "touch" a file */
+extern int check_and_freshen_file(const char *fn, int freshen);
+
extern const signed char hexval_table[256];
static inline unsigned int hexval(unsigned char c)
{
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 6628f06da3..f02f10189f 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static int freshen_file(const char *fn)
* either does not exist on disk, or has a stale mtime and may be subject to
* pruning).
*/
-static int check_and_freshen_file(const char *fn, int freshen)
+int check_and_freshen_file(const char *fn, int freshen)
{
if (access(fn, F_OK))
return 0;
--
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