+struct commit *lookup_commit(const unsigned char *sha1);
+struct commit *lookup_commit_reference(const unsigned char *sha1);
+struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_gently(const unsigned char *sha1,
+ int quiet);
+
+int parse_commit_buffer(struct commit *item, void *buffer, unsigned long size);
+int parse_commit(struct commit *item);
+
+struct commit_list * commit_list_insert(struct commit *item, struct commit_list **list_p);
+struct commit_list * insert_by_date(struct commit *item, struct commit_list **list);
+
+void free_commit_list(struct commit_list *list);
+
+void sort_by_date(struct commit_list **list);
+