+#define read_cache() read_index(&the_index)
+#define read_cache_from(path) read_index_from(&the_index, (path))
+#define write_cache(newfd, cache, entries) write_index(&the_index, (newfd))
+#define discard_cache() discard_index(&the_index)
+#define cache_name_pos(name, namelen) index_name_pos(&the_index,(name),(namelen))
+#define add_cache_entry(ce, option) add_index_entry(&the_index, (ce), (option))
+#define remove_cache_entry_at(pos) remove_index_entry_at(&the_index, (pos))
+#define remove_file_from_cache(path) remove_file_from_index(&the_index, (path))
+#define add_file_to_cache(path, verbose) add_file_to_index(&the_index, (path), (verbose))
+#define refresh_cache(flags) refresh_index(&the_index, flags)
+#define ce_match_stat(ce, st, really) ie_match_stat(&the_index, (ce), (st), (really))
+#define ce_modified(ce, st, really) ie_modified(&the_index, (ce), (st), (really))
+#endif
+