git index-pack is usually run in a repository, but need not be. Since
packs don't contains information on the algorithm in use, instead
relying on context, add an option to index-pack to tell it which one
we're using in case someone runs it outside of a repository.
Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
builtin/index-pack.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index 7bea1fba52..89f4962a00 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -1760,6 +1760,11 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
die(_("bad %s"), arg);
} else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--max-input-size=", &arg)) {
max_input_size = strtoumax(arg, NULL, 10);
+ } else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--object-format=", &arg)) {
+ int hash_algo = hash_algo_by_name(arg);
+ if (hash_algo == GIT_HASH_UNKNOWN)
+ die(_("unknown hash algorithm '%s'"), arg);
+ repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, hash_algo);
} else
usage(index_pack_usage);
continue;
