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[git.git] / exec_cmd.c

diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
index 23f4873b2becf3fd992b60d06b3046b1eac8ad01..408e4e55e1c58931444c772d35d23b505bf3e2ea 100644 (file)
--- a/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/exec_cmd.c
@@ -9,12 +9,31 @@ static const char *argv0_path;
 
 const char *system_path(const char *path)
 {
+#ifdef RUNTIME_PREFIX
+       static const char *prefix;
+#else
        static const char *prefix = PREFIX;
+#endif
        struct strbuf d = STRBUF_INIT;
 
        if (is_absolute_path(path))
                return path;
 
+#ifdef RUNTIME_PREFIX
+       assert(argv0_path);
+       assert(is_absolute_path(argv0_path));
+
+       if (!prefix &&
+           !(prefix = strip_path_suffix(argv0_path, GIT_EXEC_PATH)) &&
+           !(prefix = strip_path_suffix(argv0_path, BINDIR)) &&
+           !(prefix = strip_path_suffix(argv0_path, "git"))) {
+               prefix = PREFIX;
+               fprintf(stderr, "RUNTIME_PREFIX requested, "
+                               "but prefix computation failed.  "
+                               "Using static fallback '%s'.\n", prefix);
+       }
+#endif
+
        strbuf_addf(&d, "%s/%s", prefix, path);
        path = strbuf_detach(&d, NULL);
        return path;
@@ -42,6 +61,10 @@ const char *git_extract_argv0_path(const char *argv0)
 void git_set_argv_exec_path(const char *exec_path)
 {
        argv_exec_path = exec_path;
+       /*
+        * Propagate this setting to external programs.
+        */
+       setenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT, exec_path, 1);
 }