- if (!p->index_data && open_pack_index(p))
- return error("packfile %s index unavailable", p->pack_name);
+ if (!p->index_data) {
+ struct multi_pack_index *m;
+ const char *pack_name = strrchr(p->pack_name, '/');
+
+ for (m = the_repository->objects->multi_pack_index;
+ m; m = m->next) {
+ if (midx_contains_pack(m, pack_name))
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (!m && open_pack_index(p))
+ return error("packfile %s index unavailable", p->pack_name);
+ }