/* Cleans up metadata that is uninteresting after a succeeded merge. */
 static void drop_save(void)
 {
-       unlink(git_path_merge_head());
-       unlink(git_path_merge_msg());
-       unlink(git_path_merge_mode());
+       unlink(git_path_merge_head(the_repository));
+       unlink(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository));
+       unlink(git_path_merge_mode(the_repository));
 }
 
 static int save_state(struct object_id *stash)
                        oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
                pretty_print_commit(&ctx, commit, &out);
        }
-       write_file_buf(git_path_squash_msg(), out.buf, out.len);
+       write_file_buf(git_path_squash_msg(the_repository), out.buf, out.len);
        strbuf_release(&out);
 }
 
 
 static void read_merge_msg(struct strbuf *msg)
 {
-       const char *filename = git_path_merge_msg();
+       const char *filename = git_path_merge_msg(the_repository);
        strbuf_reset(msg);
        if (strbuf_read_file(msg, filename, 0) < 0)
                die_errno(_("Could not read from '%s'"), filename);
        if (signoff)
                append_signoff(&msg, ignore_non_trailer(msg.buf, msg.len), 0);
        write_merge_heads(remoteheads);
-       write_file_buf(git_path_merge_msg(), msg.buf, msg.len);
+       write_file_buf(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), msg.buf, msg.len);
        if (run_commit_hook(0 < option_edit, get_index_file(), "prepare-commit-msg",
-                           git_path_merge_msg(), "merge", NULL))
+                           git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), "merge", NULL))
                abort_commit(remoteheads, NULL);
        if (0 < option_edit) {
-               if (launch_editor(git_path_merge_msg(), NULL, NULL))
+               if (launch_editor(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), NULL, NULL))
                        abort_commit(remoteheads, NULL);
        }
 
        if (verify_msg && run_commit_hook(0 < option_edit, get_index_file(),
                                          "commit-msg",
-                                         git_path_merge_msg(), NULL))
+                                         git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), NULL))
                abort_commit(remoteheads, NULL);
 
        read_merge_msg(&msg);
        FILE *fp;
        struct strbuf msgbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-       filename = git_path_merge_msg();
+       filename = git_path_merge_msg(the_repository);
        fp = xfopen(filename, "a");
 
        append_conflicts_hint(&msgbuf);
                }
                strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s\n", oid_to_hex(oid));
        }
-       write_file_buf(git_path_merge_head(), buf.buf, buf.len);
+       write_file_buf(git_path_merge_head(the_repository), buf.buf, buf.len);
 
        strbuf_reset(&buf);
        if (fast_forward == FF_NO)
                strbuf_addstr(&buf, "no-ff");
-       write_file_buf(git_path_merge_mode(), buf.buf, buf.len);
+       write_file_buf(git_path_merge_mode(the_repository), buf.buf, buf.len);
        strbuf_release(&buf);
 }
 
 {
        write_merge_heads(remoteheads);
        strbuf_addch(&merge_msg, '\n');
-       write_file_buf(git_path_merge_msg(), merge_msg.buf, merge_msg.len);
+       write_file_buf(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), merge_msg.buf,
+                      merge_msg.len);
 }
 
 static int default_edit_option(void)
        const char *filename;
        int fd, pos, npos;
        struct strbuf fetch_head_file = STRBUF_INIT;
+       const unsigned hexsz = the_hash_algo->hexsz;
 
        if (!merge_names)
                merge_names = &fetch_head_file;
 
-       filename = git_path_fetch_head();
+       filename = git_path_fetch_head(the_repository);
        fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
        if (fd < 0)
                die_errno(_("could not open '%s' for reading"), filename);
                else
                        npos = merge_names->len;
 
-               if (npos - pos < GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ + 2 ||
+               if (npos - pos < hexsz + 2 ||
                    get_oid_hex(merge_names->buf + pos, &oid))
                        commit = NULL; /* bad */
-               else if (memcmp(merge_names->buf + pos + GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ, "\t\t", 2))
+               else if (memcmp(merge_names->buf + pos + hexsz, "\t\t", 2))
                        continue; /* not-for-merge */
                else {
-                       char saved = merge_names->buf[pos + GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ];
-                       merge_names->buf[pos + GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ] = '\0';
+                       char saved = merge_names->buf[pos + hexsz];
+                       merge_names->buf[pos + hexsz] = '\0';
                        commit = get_merge_parent(merge_names->buf + pos);
-                       merge_names->buf[pos + GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ] = saved;
+                       merge_names->buf[pos + hexsz] = saved;
                }
                if (!commit) {
                        if (ptr)
                        usage_msg_opt(_("--abort expects no arguments"),
                              builtin_merge_usage, builtin_merge_options);
 
-               if (!file_exists(git_path_merge_head()))
+               if (!file_exists(git_path_merge_head(the_repository)))
                        die(_("There is no merge to abort (MERGE_HEAD missing)."));
 
                /* Invoke 'git reset --merge' */
                        usage_msg_opt(_("--continue expects no arguments"),
                              builtin_merge_usage, builtin_merge_options);
 
-               if (!file_exists(git_path_merge_head()))
+               if (!file_exists(git_path_merge_head(the_repository)))
                        die(_("There is no merge in progress (MERGE_HEAD missing)."));
 
                /* Invoke 'git commit' */
        if (read_cache_unmerged())
                die_resolve_conflict("merge");
 
-       if (file_exists(git_path_merge_head())) {
+       if (file_exists(git_path_merge_head(the_repository))) {
                /*
                 * There is no unmerged entry, don't advise 'git
                 * add/rm <file>', just 'git commit'.
                else
                        die(_("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists)."));
        }
-       if (file_exists(git_path_cherry_pick_head())) {
+       if (file_exists(git_path_cherry_pick_head(the_repository))) {
                if (advice_resolve_conflict)
                        die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists).\n"
                            "Please, commit your changes before you merge."));