archive: remove the_repository global variable · john-cai/git@a791aec

failed: t1302.5 gitdir required mode

failed: t1512.7 disambiguate blob

failed: t2016.5 git checkout -p HEAD with NO staged changes: abort

failed: t2016.8 git checkout -p @ with NO staged changes: abort

failed: t2500.9 git am --abort and untracked dir vs. unmerged file

failed: t2500.10 git am --skip and untracked dir vs deleted file

failed: t3300.18 diffstat for rename quotes funny filename

failed: t3300.19 numstat for rename quotes funny filename

failed: t3300.20 numstat without -M quotes funny filename

failed: t3300.21 numstat for non-git rename diff quotes funny filename

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