sub git_sha ($$) {
my ($n, $eml) = @_;
my $dig = Digest::SHA->new($n);
- my $buf = $eml->as_string;
- $dig->add('blob '.length($buf)."\0");
- $dig->add($buf);
+ my $bref = ref($eml) eq 'SCALAR' ? $eml : \($eml->as_string);
+ $dig->add('blob '.length($$bref)."\0");
+ $dig->add($$bref);
$dig;
}