Merge commit 'v1.7.6' into jc/checkout-reflog-fix

* commit 'v1.7.6': (3211 commits)
  Git 1.7.6
  completion: replace core.abbrevguard to core.abbrev
  Git 1.7.6-rc3
  Documentation: git diff --check respects core.whitespace
  gitweb: 'pickaxe' and 'grep' features requires 'search' to be enabled
  t7810: avoid unportable use of "echo"
  plug a few coverity-spotted leaks
  builtin/gc.c: add missing newline in message
  tests: link shell libraries into valgrind directory
  t/Makefile: pass test opts to valgrind target properly
  sh-i18n--envsubst.c: do not #include getopt.h
  Fix typo: existant->existent
  Git 1.7.6-rc2
  gitweb: do not misparse nonnumeric content tag files that contain a digit
  Git 1.7.6-rc1
  fetch: do not leak a refspec
  t3703: skip more tests using colons in file names on Windows
  gitweb: Fix usability of $prevent_xss
  gitweb: Move "Requirements" up in gitweb/INSTALL
  gitweb: Describe CSSMIN and JSMIN in gitweb/INSTALL
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diff --git a/pack-write.c b/pack-write.c
index 9f47cf9961..a905ca4486 100644
--- a/pack-write.c
+++ b/pack-write.c
@@ -253,3 +253,30 @@ char *index_pack_lockfile(int ip_out)
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+/*
+ * The per-object header is a pretty dense thing, which is
+ *  - first byte: low four bits are "size", then three bits of "type",
+ *    and the high bit is "size continues".
+ *  - each byte afterwards: low seven bits are size continuation,
+ *    with the high bit being "size continues"
+ */
+int encode_in_pack_object_header(enum object_type type, uintmax_t size, unsigned char *hdr)
+{
+	int n = 1;
+	unsigned char c;
+
+	if (type < OBJ_COMMIT || type > OBJ_REF_DELTA)
+		die("bad type %d", type);
+
+	c = (type << 4) | (size & 15);
+	size >>= 4;
+	while (size) {
+		*hdr++ = c | 0x80;
+		c = size & 0x7f;
+		size >>= 7;
+		n++;
+	}
+	*hdr = c;
+	return n;
+}