int longest_ancestor_length(const char *path, const char *prefix_list);
char *strip_path_suffix(const char *path, const char *suffix);
int daemon_avoid_alias(const char *path);
+int offset_1st_component(const char *path);
/* Read and unpack a sha1 file into memory, write memory to a sha1 file */
extern int sha1_object_info(const unsigned char *, unsigned long *);