+union any_object {
+ struct object object;
+ struct commit commit;
+ struct tree tree;
+ struct blob blob;
+ struct tag tag;
+};
+
+struct object *lookup_unknown_object(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+ struct object *obj = lookup_object(sha1);
+ if (!obj) {
+ union any_object *ret = xmalloc(sizeof(*ret));
+ memset(ret, 0, sizeof(*ret));
+ created_object(sha1, &ret->object);
+ ret->object.type = NULL;
+ return &ret->object;
+ }
+ return obj;
+}
+