* error.
*/
extern const unsigned char *nth_packed_object_sha1(struct packed_git *, uint32_t n);
+/*
+ * Like nth_packed_object_sha1, but write the data into the object specified by
+ * the the first argument. Returns the first argument on success, and NULL on
+ * error.
+ */
+extern const struct object_id *nth_packed_object_oid(struct object_id *, struct packed_git *, uint32_t n);
/*
* Return the offset of the nth object within the specified packfile.