1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/object.h b/object.h
index 5e8d8ee548..e028ced74c 100644
--- a/object.h
+++ b/object.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ struct object {
 };
 
 extern const char *typename(unsigned int type);
-extern int type_from_string(const char *str);
+extern int type_from_string_gently(const char *str, ssize_t, int gentle);
+#define type_from_string(str) type_from_string_gently(str, -1, 0)
 
 /*
  * Return the current number of buckets in the object hashmap.