1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/shallow.c b/shallow.c
index 5f626c0138..cdf37d694d 100644
--- a/shallow.c
+++ b/shallow.c
@@ -175,6 +175,29 @@ int write_shallow_commits(struct strbuf *out, int use_pack_protocol)
 	return data.count;
 }
 
+char *setup_temporary_shallow(void)
+{
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int fd;
+
+	if (write_shallow_commits(&sb, 0)) {
+		struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+		strbuf_addstr(&path, git_path("shallow_XXXXXX"));
+		fd = xmkstemp(path.buf);
+		if (write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len) != sb.len)
+			die_errno("failed to write to %s",
+				  path.buf);
+		close(fd);
+		strbuf_release(&sb);
+		return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
+	}
+	/*
+	 * is_repository_shallow() sees empty string as "no shallow
+	 * file".
+	 */
+	return xstrdup("");
+}
+
 void setup_alternate_shallow(struct lock_file *shallow_lock,
 			     const char **alternate_shallow_file)
 {