-#######->WARNING<-####### Directory structure changed, see commit message

If you use git-python as a submodule of your own project, which alters the sys.path to import it,
you will have to adjust your code to take the changed directory structure into consideration.

Previously, you would put the path
./git-python/lib

into your syspath. All modules moved one level up into the 'git' subdirectory, which means that the 'git-python' directory
now contains the 'git' root package. To allow git to be found, add ./git-python into your path.

To finalize your update, run the following commands

git submodule update --init --recursive

As there will be left-over directories, consider running git-clean

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diff --git a/git/index/util.py b/git/index/util.py
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+"""Module containing index utilities"""
+import struct
+import tempfile
+import os
+
+__all__ = ( 'TemporaryFileSwap', 'post_clear_cache', 'default_index', 'git_working_dir' )
+
+#{ Aliases 
+pack = struct.pack
+unpack = struct.unpack
+
+
+#} END aliases
+
+class TemporaryFileSwap(object):
+	"""Utility class moving a file to a temporary location within the same directory
+	and moving it back on to where on object deletion."""
+	__slots__ = ("file_path", "tmp_file_path")
+
+	def __init__(self, file_path):
+		self.file_path = file_path
+		self.tmp_file_path = self.file_path + tempfile.mktemp('','','')
+		# it may be that the source does not exist
+		try:
+			os.rename(self.file_path, self.tmp_file_path)
+		except OSError:
+			pass
+
+	def __del__(self):
+		if os.path.isfile(self.tmp_file_path):
+			if os.name == 'nt' and os.path.exists(self.file_path):
+				os.remove(self.file_path)
+			os.rename(self.tmp_file_path, self.file_path)
+		# END temp file exists
+
+
+#{ Decorators 
+
+def post_clear_cache(func):
+	"""Decorator for functions that alter the index using the git command. This would
+	invalidate our possibly existing entries dictionary which is why it must be
+	deleted to allow it to be lazily reread later.
+
+	:note:
+		This decorator will not be required once all functions are implemented
+		natively which in fact is possible, but probably not feasible performance wise.
+	"""
+	def post_clear_cache_if_not_raised(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		rval = func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+		self._delete_entries_cache()
+		return rval
+
+	# END wrapper method
+	post_clear_cache_if_not_raised.__name__ = func.__name__
+	return post_clear_cache_if_not_raised
+
+def default_index(func):
+	"""Decorator assuring the wrapped method may only run if we are the default
+	repository index. This is as we rely on git commands that operate
+	on that index only. """
+	def check_default_index(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		if self._file_path != self._index_path():
+			raise AssertionError( "Cannot call %r on indices that do not represent the default git index" % func.__name__ )
+		return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+	# END wrpaper method
+
+	check_default_index.__name__ = func.__name__
+	return check_default_index
+
+def git_working_dir(func):
+	"""Decorator which changes the current working dir to the one of the git 
+	repository in order to assure relative paths are handled correctly"""
+	def set_git_working_dir(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		cur_wd = os.getcwd()
+		os.chdir(self.repo.working_tree_dir)
+		try:
+			return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+		finally:
+			os.chdir(cur_wd)
+		# END handle working dir
+	# END wrapper
+	
+	set_git_working_dir.__name__ = func.__name__
+	return set_git_working_dir
+
+#} END decorators