#define read_cache() read_index(&the_index)
#define read_cache_from(path) read_index_from(&the_index, (path))
+#define is_cache_unborn() is_index_unborn(&the_index)
#define read_cache_unmerged() read_index_unmerged(&the_index)
#define write_cache(newfd, cache, entries) write_index(&the_index, (newfd))
#define discard_cache() discard_index(&the_index)
/* Initialize and use the cache information */
extern int read_index(struct index_state *);
extern int read_index_from(struct index_state *, const char *path);
+extern int is_index_unborn(struct index_state *);
extern int read_index_unmerged(struct index_state *);
extern int write_index(const struct index_state *, int newfd);
extern int discard_index(struct index_state *);