+int write_sha1_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, const char *type, unsigned char *returnsha1)
+{
+ unsigned char sha1[20];
+ char hdr[32];
+ int hdrlen;
+
+ /* Normally if we have it in the pack then we do not bother writing
+ * it out into .git/objects/??/?{38} file.
+ */
+ write_sha1_file_prepare(buf, len, type, sha1, hdr, &hdrlen);
+ if (returnsha1)
+ hashcpy(returnsha1, sha1);
+ if (has_sha1_file(sha1))
+ return 0;
+ return write_loose_object(sha1, hdr, hdrlen, buf, len, 0);
+}
+
+int force_object_loose(const unsigned char *sha1, time_t mtime)
+{
+ struct stat st;
+ void *buf;
+ unsigned long len;
+ enum object_type type;
+ char hdr[32];
+ int hdrlen;
+
+ if (find_sha1_file(sha1, &st))
+ return 0;
+ buf = read_packed_sha1(sha1, &type, &len);
+ if (!buf)
+ return error("cannot read sha1_file for %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+ hdrlen = sprintf(hdr, "%s %lu", typename(type), len) + 1;
+ return write_loose_object(sha1, hdr, hdrlen, buf, len, mtime);
+}
+