Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sun, 26 Feb 2006, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> >> > There's one other change: the search order for external programs is >> > modified slightly, so that the first entry remains GIT_EXEC_DIR, but the >> > second entry is the same directory as the git wrapper itself was executed >> > out of - if we can figure it out from argv[0], of course. >> >> I am not sure about this part, though. > > Well, what it means is that _if_ you install all your "git" binaries in > some directory that is not in your patch and is not GIT_EXEC_DIR, they > will still magically work, assuming you don't do something strange. I understood that part. I was wondering if this change defeats what Michal (you sensibly CC'ed your message to) wanted to do earlier, going great length trying to avoid mucking with PATH and "where-ever git itself is found" in the last round. After reviewing the change in 77cb17 commit, I realize my worry was unfounded. - : send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html