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+package Git::Error;
+use 5.008;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Git::Error - Wrapper for the L<Error> module, in case it's not installed
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Wraps the import function for the L<Error> module.
+
+This module is only intended to be used for code shipping in the
+C<git.git> repository. Use it for anything else at your peril!
+
+=cut
+
+sub import {
+    shift;
+    my $caller = caller;
+
+    eval {
+	require Error;
+	1;
+    } or do {
+	my $error = $@ || "Zombie Error";
+
+	my $Git_Error_pm_path = $INC{"Git/Error.pm"} || die "BUG: Should have our own path from %INC!";
+
+	require File::Basename;
+	my $Git_Error_pm_root = File::Basename::dirname($Git_Error_pm_path) || die "BUG: Can't figure out lib/Git dirname from '$Git_Error_pm_path'!";
+
+	require File::Spec;
+	my $Git_pm_FromCPAN_root = File::Spec->catdir($Git_Error_pm_root, 'FromCPAN');
+	die "BUG: '$Git_pm_FromCPAN_root' should be a directory!" unless -d $Git_pm_FromCPAN_root;
+
+	local @INC = ($Git_pm_FromCPAN_root, @INC);
+	require Error;
+    };
+
+    unshift @_, $caller;
+    goto &Error::import;
+}
+
+1;