author | Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> | |
Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:21:18 +0000 (23:21 +0100) | ||
committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | |
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:45:14 +0000 (21:45 -0700) | ||
commit | c90d565a46a664663467557d381417a3153fe26e | |
tree | 13695bb8fc92744f295ad08150106f8627c7b426 | tree | snapshot |
parent | 688ba09cad80b0821886ad78fec039092306cead | commit | diff |
Propagate --exec-path setting to external commands via GIT_EXEC_PATH
Let PATH0=$PATH that was set before the invocation.
Let /foo be a build directory.
Let /pfx be the installation prefix.
Let pfxexecpath=/pfx/libexec/git-core.
The following is going on when 'git --exec-path=/foo gc' is invoked:
1. git sets PATH=/foo:$PATH0 using the path from --exec-path
2. gc execs 'git repack' (note: no dash).
3. Since there is a git in /foo (it's a build directory), /foo/git is
taken.
4. No explicit exec-path is set this time, hence, this secondary git sets
PATH=$pfxexecpath:/foo:$PATH
5. Since 'repack' is not a built-in, execv_dashed_external execs
'git-repack' (note: dash).
6. There is a $pfxexecpath/git-repack, and it is taken.
7. This git-repack runs 'git pack-objects' (note: no dash).
8. There is no git in $pfxexecpath, but there is one in /foo. Hence,
/foo/git is run.
9. pack-objects is a builtin, hence, in effect /foo/git-pack-objects
is run.
As you can see, the way in which we previously set the PATH allowed to
mix gits of different vintage. By setting GIT_EXEC_PATH when --exec-path
was given on the command line, we reduce the confusion.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Let PATH0=$PATH that was set before the invocation.
Let /foo be a build directory.
Let /pfx be the installation prefix.
Let pfxexecpath=/pfx/libexec/git-core.
The following is going on when 'git --exec-path=/foo gc' is invoked:
1. git sets PATH=/foo:$PATH0 using the path from --exec-path
2. gc execs 'git repack' (note: no dash).
3. Since there is a git in /foo (it's a build directory), /foo/git is
taken.
4. No explicit exec-path is set this time, hence, this secondary git sets
PATH=$pfxexecpath:/foo:$PATH
5. Since 'repack' is not a built-in, execv_dashed_external execs
'git-repack' (note: dash).
6. There is a $pfxexecpath/git-repack, and it is taken.
7. This git-repack runs 'git pack-objects' (note: no dash).
8. There is no git in $pfxexecpath, but there is one in /foo. Hence,
/foo/git is run.
9. pack-objects is a builtin, hence, in effect /foo/git-pack-objects
is run.
As you can see, the way in which we previously set the PATH allowed to
mix gits of different vintage. By setting GIT_EXEC_PATH when --exec-path
was given on the command line, we reduce the confusion.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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