ntr[41] != '\t' ||
get_sha1_hex(ntr + 1, sha1))
die("input format error: %s", buf);
- type = sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL);
+
+ /* It is perfectly normal if we do not have a commit from a submodule */
+ if (!S_ISGITLINK(mode))
+ type = sha1_object_info(sha1, NULL);
+ else
+ type = OBJ_COMMIT;
+
if (type < 0)
die("object %s unavailable", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+
*ntr++ = 0; /* now at the beginning of SHA1 */
if (type != type_from_string(ptr))
die("object type %s mismatch (%s)", ptr, typename(type));