This variable will be e.g. "libexec/git-core" if gitexecdir=/tmp/git/libexec/git-core is given. It'll be used by a subsequent change. This is stolen from the yet-to-be integrated (needs resubmission) "Makefile: add Perl runtime prefix support" patch on the mailing list. See <20180108030239.92036-3-dnj@xxxxxxxxxx> (https://public-inbox.org/git/20180108030239.92036-3-dnj@xxxxxxxxxx/). Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index b2f8f2b171..ee0b6c8940 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ pathsep = : bindir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(bindir)) mandir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(mandir)) infodir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(infodir)) +gitexecdir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(gitexecdir)) htmldir_relative = $(patsubst $(prefix)/%,%,$(htmldir)) export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir gitwebdir perllibdir localedir @@ -1735,6 +1736,7 @@ infodir_relative_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(infodir_relative)) perllibdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(perllibdir)) localedir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(localedir)) gitexecdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(gitexecdir)) +gitexecdir_relative_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(gitexecdir_relative)) template_dir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(template_dir)) htmldir_relative_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(htmldir_relative)) prefix_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(prefix)) -- 2.15.1.424.g9478a66081