In order to make git relocatable (i.e. not have the prefix compiled-in) the template directory must depend on the location where this git instance is found, which is GIT_EXEC_DIR. The exec path is prepended only if the compiled-in default template directory is to be used and that is relative. Any relative directories that are specified via environment variable or the --exec-dir switch are taken as is. Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <johannes.sixt@xxxxxxxxxx> --- builtin-init-db.c | 16 +++++++++++++--- 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin-init-db.c b/builtin-init-db.c index 763fa55..e1393b8 100644 --- a/builtin-init-db.c +++ b/builtin-init-db.c @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ */ #include "cache.h" #include "builtin.h" +#include "exec_cmd.h" #ifndef DEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR #define DEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR "/usr/share/git-core/templates" @@ -131,10 +132,19 @@ static void copy_templates(const char *git_dir, int len, const char *template_di int template_len; DIR *dir; - if (!template_dir) { + if (!template_dir) template_dir = getenv(TEMPLATE_DIR_ENVIRONMENT); - if (!template_dir) - template_dir = DEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR; + if (!template_dir) { + /* + * if the hard-coded template is relative, it is + * interpreted relative to the exec_dir + */ + template_dir = DEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR; + if (!is_absolute_path(template_dir)) { + const char *exec_path = git_exec_path(); + template_dir = prefix_path(exec_path, strlen(exec_path), + template_dir); + } } strcpy(template_path, template_dir); template_len = strlen(template_path); -- 1.5.3.5.1592.g0d6db - 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