John Keeping <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 08:07:32AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> John Keeping <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > Yes (ish), the intended usage is something like this: >> > >> > prefix=$(git rev-parse --show-prefix) >> > cd_to_toplevel >> > ... parse options here ... >> > # Convert remaining arguments (filenames) into top-level paths: >> > eval "set $(git rev-parse --prefix "$prefix" --sq -- "$@")" >> > >> > The "ish" is that my current implementation introduced a new variable >> > instead of simply resetting the existing "prefix" variable, which I >> > assume is what you mean. >> >> This is very sensible. > > Which bit specifically? I assume you agree with the intended usage, but > do you also mean that resetting the prefix returned from > setup_git_directory is the right way to approach this? My gut feeling says yes, but you can persuade me easily why it is a bad idea if you have an example of why it would not work well. -- To unsubscribe from this list: 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