builtin/index-pack: add option to specify hash algorithm

git index-pack is usually run in a repository, but need not be. Since
packs don't contains information on the algorithm in use, instead
relying on context, add an option to index-pack to tell it which one
we're using in case someone runs it outside of a repository.  Since
using --stdin necessarily implies a repository, don't allow specifying
an object format if it's provided to prevent users from passing an
option that won't work.  Add documentation for this option.

Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Documentation/git-index-pack.txt

@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ OPTIONS
 --max-input-size=<size>::
 	Die, if the pack is larger than <size>.
 
+--object-format=<hash-algorithm>::
+	Specify the given object format (hash algorithm) for the pack.  The valid
+	values are 'sha1' and (if enabled) 'sha256'.  The default is the algorithm for
+	the current repository (set by `extensions.objectFormat`), or 'sha1' if no
+	value is set or outside a repository.
++
+This option cannot be used with --stdin.
+
 NOTES
 -----
 

builtin/index-pack.c

@@ -1667,6 +1667,7 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	unsigned char pack_hash[GIT_MAX_RAWSZ];
 	unsigned foreign_nr = 1;	/* zero is a "good" value, assume bad */
 	int report_end_of_input = 0;
+	int hash_algo = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * index-pack never needs to fetch missing objects except when
@@ -1760,6 +1761,11 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 					die(_("bad %s"), arg);
 			} else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--max-input-size=", &arg)) {
 				max_input_size = strtoumax(arg, NULL, 10);
+			} else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--object-format=", &arg)) {
+				hash_algo = hash_algo_by_name(arg);
+				if (hash_algo == GIT_HASH_UNKNOWN)
+					die(_("unknown hash algorithm '%s'"), arg);
+				repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, hash_algo);
 			} else
 				usage(index_pack_usage);
 			continue;
@@ -1776,6 +1782,8 @@ int cmd_index_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		die(_("--fix-thin cannot be used without --stdin"));
 	if (from_stdin && !startup_info->have_repository)
 		die(_("--stdin requires a git repository"));
+	if (from_stdin && hash_algo)
+		die(_("--object-format cannot be used with --stdin"));
 	if (!index_name && pack_name)
 		index_name = derive_filename(pack_name, "idx", &index_name_buf);