1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index f4367443631..6dedf3c4f96 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ extern void free_name_hash(struct index_state *istate);
 #define read_blob_data_from_cache(path, sz) read_blob_data_from_index(&the_index, (path), (sz))
 #endif
 
+#define TYPE_BITS 3
+
 /*
  * Values in this enum (except those outside the 3 bit range) are part
  * of pack file format. See Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt