1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index 12d100b8b6..14f6a5a2ed 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_gently(const unsigned char *sha1,
 					      int quiet);
 struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_by_name(const char *name);
 
+/*
+ * Look up object named by "sha1", dereference tag as necessary,
+ * get a commit and return it. If "sha1" does not dereference to
+ * a commit, use ref_name to report an error and die.
+ */
+struct commit *lookup_commit_or_die(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *ref_name);
+
 int parse_commit_buffer(struct commit *item, const void *buffer, unsigned long size);
 int parse_commit(struct commit *item);