#include "cache.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "mailmap.h"
+#include "object-store.h"
 
 #define DEBUG_MAILMAP 0
 #if DEBUG_MAILMAP
        } else {
                struct mailmap_info *mi = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct mailmap_info));
                debug_mm("mailmap: adding (complex) entry for '%s'\n", old_email);
-               if (new_name)
-                       mi->name = xstrdup(new_name);
-               if (new_email)
-                       mi->email = xstrdup(new_email);
+               mi->name = xstrdup_or_null(new_name);
+               mi->email = xstrdup_or_null(new_email);
                string_list_insert(&me->namemap, old_name)->util = mi;
        }
 
                             const char *name,
                             char **repo_abbrev)
 {
-       unsigned char sha1[20];
+       struct object_id oid;
        char *buf;
        unsigned long size;
        enum object_type type;
 
        if (!name)
                return 0;
-       if (get_sha1(name, sha1) < 0)
+       if (get_oid(name, &oid) < 0)
                return 0;
 
-       buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
+       buf = read_object_file(&oid, &type, &size);
        if (!buf)
                return error("unable to read mailmap object at %s", name);
        if (type != OBJ_BLOB)
                git_mailmap_blob = "HEAD:.mailmap";
 
        err |= read_mailmap_file(map, ".mailmap", repo_abbrev);
-       err |= read_mailmap_blob(map, git_mailmap_blob, repo_abbrev);
+       if (startup_info->have_repository)
+               err |= read_mailmap_blob(map, git_mailmap_blob, repo_abbrev);
        err |= read_mailmap_file(map, git_mailmap_file, repo_abbrev);
        return err;
 }