extern const char *get_git_namespace(void);
extern const char *strip_namespace(const char *namespaced_ref);
extern const char *get_git_work_tree(void);
-extern const char *read_gitfile(const char *path);
+
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_STAT_FAILED 1
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_FILE 2
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_OPEN_FAILED 3
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_READ_FAILED 4
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_INVALID_FORMAT 5
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_NO_PATH 6
+#define READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO 7
+extern const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code);
+#define read_gitfile(path) read_gitfile_gently((path), NULL)
extern const char *resolve_gitdir(const char *suspect);
extern void set_git_work_tree(const char *tree);