+
+int parse_tree(struct tree *item)
+{
+ char type[20];
+ void *buffer;
+ unsigned long size;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (item->object.parsed)
+ return 0;
+ buffer = read_sha1_file(item->object.sha1, type, &size);
+ if (!buffer)
+ return error("Could not read %s",
+ sha1_to_hex(item->object.sha1));
+ if (strcmp(type, tree_type)) {
+ free(buffer);
+ return error("Object %s not a tree",
+ sha1_to_hex(item->object.sha1));
+ }
+ ret = parse_tree_buffer(item, buffer, size);
+ free(buffer);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+struct tree *parse_tree_indirect(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+ struct object *obj = parse_object(sha1);
+ do {
+ if (!obj)
+ return NULL;
+ if (obj->type == tree_type)
+ return (struct tree *) obj;
+ else if (obj->type == commit_type)
+ obj = &(((struct commit *) obj)->tree->object);
+ else if (obj->type == tag_type)
+ obj = ((struct tag *) obj)->tagged;
+ else
+ return NULL;
+ if (!obj->parsed)
+ parse_object(obj->sha1);
+ } while (1);
+}