const char *src;
 
                if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
-                       src = read_gitfile_gently(git_link);
+                       src = read_gitfile(git_link);
                else if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
                        src = git_link;
                else
-                       die(_("unable to handle file type %d"), st.st_mode);
+                       die(_("unable to handle file type %d"), (int)st.st_mode);
 
                if (rename(src, git_dir))
                        die_errno(_("unable to move %s to %s"), src, git_dir);
                        "specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users",
                        PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG, shared_callback, 0},
                OPT_BIT('q', "quiet", &flags, "be quiet", INIT_DB_QUIET),
-               OPT_STRING('L', "separate-git-dir", &real_git_dir, "gitdir",
+               OPT_STRING(0, "separate-git-dir", &real_git_dir, "gitdir",
                           "separate git dir from working tree"),
                OPT_END()
        };