1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 0a3ddcf2bc..2ccd4db664 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -2316,6 +2316,14 @@ int file_exists(const char *f)
 	return lstat(f, &sb) == 0;
 }
 
+int repo_file_exists(struct repository *repo, const char *path)
+{
+	if (repo != the_repository)
+		BUG("do not know how to check file existence in arbitrary repo");
+
+	return file_exists(path);
+}
+
 static int cmp_icase(char a, char b)
 {
 	if (a == b)