*/
extern int fetch(unsigned char *sha1);
+/*
+ * Fetch the specified object and store it locally; fetch() will be
+ * called later to determine success. To be provided by the particular
+ * implementation.
+ */
+extern void prefetch(unsigned char *sha1);
+
/*
* Fetch ref (relative to $GIT_DIR/refs) from the remote, and store
* the 20-byte SHA1 in sha1. Return 0 on success, -1 on failure. To