1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 3fb1caa29f..88d0bece81 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -195,6 +195,16 @@ struct object *parse_object_buffer(const unsigned char *sha1, enum object_type t
 	return obj;
 }
 
+struct object *parse_object_or_die(const unsigned char *sha1,
+				   const char *name)
+{
+	struct object *o = parse_object(sha1);
+	if (o)
+		return o;
+
+	die(_("unable to parse object: %s"), name ? name : sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+}
+
 struct object *parse_object(const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	unsigned long size;