2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index e76517f6b1..a52479812c 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int read_tree_recursive(struct repository *r,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int cmp_cache_name_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_)
+int cmp_cache_name_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_)
 {
 	const struct cache_entry *ce1, *ce2;
 
diff --git a/tree.h b/tree.h
index 9383745073..3eb0484cbf 100644
--- a/tree.h
+++ b/tree.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ void free_tree_buffer(struct tree *tree);
 /* Parses and returns the tree in the given ent, chasing tags and commits. */
 struct tree *parse_tree_indirect(const struct object_id *oid);
 
+int cmp_cache_name_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_);
+
 #define READ_TREE_RECURSIVE 1
 typedef int (*read_tree_fn_t)(const struct object_id *, struct strbuf *, const char *, unsigned int, int, void *);