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+#ifndef __COMMIT_REACH_H__
+#define __COMMIT_REACH_H__
+
+struct commit;
+struct commit_list;
+
+struct commit_list *get_merge_bases_many(struct commit *one,
+					 int n,
+					 struct commit **twos);
+struct commit_list *get_merge_bases_many_dirty(struct commit *one,
+					       int n,
+					       struct commit **twos);
+struct commit_list *get_merge_bases(struct commit *one, struct commit *two);
+struct commit_list *get_octopus_merge_bases(struct commit_list *in);
+
+/* To be used only when object flags after this call no longer matter */
+struct commit_list *get_merge_bases_many_dirty(struct commit *one, int n, struct commit **twos);
+
+int is_descendant_of(struct commit *commit, struct commit_list *with_commit);
+int in_merge_bases_many(struct commit *commit, int nr_reference, struct commit **reference);
+int in_merge_bases(struct commit *commit, struct commit *reference);
+
+
+/*
+ * Takes a list of commits and returns a new list where those
+ * have been removed that can be reached from other commits in
+ * the list. It is useful for, e.g., reducing the commits
+ * randomly thrown at the git-merge command and removing
+ * redundant commits that the user shouldn't have given to it.
+ *
+ * This function destroys the STALE bit of the commit objects'
+ * flags.
+ */
+struct commit_list *reduce_heads(struct commit_list *heads);
+
+/*
+ * Like `reduce_heads()`, except it replaces the list. Use this
+ * instead of `foo = reduce_heads(foo);` to avoid memory leaks.
+ */
+void reduce_heads_replace(struct commit_list **heads);
+
+#endif