struct git_var {
        const char *name;
-       char *(*read)(void);
+       const char *(*read)(int);
 };
 static struct git_var git_vars[] = {
        { "GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT", git_committer_info },
 {
        struct git_var *ptr;
        for(ptr = git_vars; ptr->read; ptr++) {
-               printf("%s=%s\n", ptr->name, ptr->read());
+               printf("%s=%s\n", ptr->name, ptr->read(0));
        }
 }
 
        val = NULL;
        for(ptr = git_vars; ptr->read; ptr++) {
                if (strcmp(var, ptr->name) == 0) {
-                       val = ptr->read();
+                       val = ptr->read(1);
                        break;
                }
        }
        if (argc != 2) {
                usage(var_usage);
        }
+
+       setup_git_directory();
        setup_ident();
        val = NULL;