+static int git_parse_int(const char *value, int *ret)
+{
+ intmax_t tmp;
+ if (!git_parse_signed(value, &tmp, maximum_signed_value_of_type(int)))
+ return 0;
+ *ret = tmp;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+static int git_parse_int64(const char *value, int64_t *ret)
+{
+ intmax_t tmp;
+ if (!git_parse_signed(value, &tmp, maximum_signed_value_of_type(int64_t)))
+ return 0;
+ *ret = tmp;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+int git_parse_ulong(const char *value, unsigned long *ret)
+{
+ uintmax_t tmp;
+ if (!git_parse_unsigned(value, &tmp, maximum_unsigned_value_of_type(long)))
+ return 0;
+ *ret = tmp;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+static void die_bad_number(const char *name, const char *value)