1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index f346c01708..5a651b8435 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1183,6 +1183,9 @@ static inline int hex2chr(const char *s)
 #define MINIMUM_ABBREV minimum_abbrev
 #define DEFAULT_ABBREV default_abbrev
 
+/* used when the code does not know or care what the default abbrev is */
+#define FALLBACK_DEFAULT_ABBREV 7
+
 struct object_context {
 	unsigned char tree[20];
 	char path[PATH_MAX];