+ if (*entry != '/' && relative_base) {
+ /* Relative alt-odb */
+ if (base_len < 0)
+ base_len = strlen(relative_base) + 1;
+ entlen += base_len;
+ pfxlen += base_len;
+ }
+ ent = xmalloc(sizeof(*ent) + entlen);
+
+ if (*entry != '/' && relative_base) {
+ memcpy(ent->base, relative_base, base_len - 1);
+ ent->base[base_len - 1] = '/';
+ memcpy(ent->base + base_len, entry, len);
+ }
+ else
+ memcpy(ent->base, entry, pfxlen);
+
+ ent->name = ent->base + pfxlen + 1;
+ ent->base[pfxlen + 3] = '/';
+ ent->base[pfxlen] = ent->base[entlen-1] = 0;
+
+ /* Detect cases where alternate disappeared */
+ if (stat(ent->base, &st) || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+ error("object directory %s does not exist; "
+ "check .git/objects/info/alternates.",
+ ent->base);
+ free(ent);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* Prevent the common mistake of listing the same
+ * thing twice, or object directory itself.
+ */
+ for (alt = alt_odb_list; alt; alt = alt->next) {
+ if (!memcmp(ent->base, alt->base, pfxlen)) {
+ free(ent);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+ if (!memcmp(ent->base, objdir, pfxlen)) {
+ free(ent);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* add the alternate entry */
+ *alt_odb_tail = ent;
+ alt_odb_tail = &(ent->next);
+ ent->next = NULL;
+
+ /* recursively add alternates */
+ read_info_alternates(ent->base, depth + 1);
+
+ ent->base[pfxlen] = '/';
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void link_alt_odb_entries(const char *alt, const char *ep, int sep,
+ const char *relative_base, int depth)
+{
+ const char *cp, *last;
+
+ if (depth > 5) {
+ error("%s: ignoring alternate object stores, nesting too deep.",
+ relative_base);
+ return;
+ }
+