Junio C Hamano schrieb:
> Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> git-gc is a builtin. Should git setenv("GIT_EXEC_PATH") before it runs
>> other git commands?
>
> I think we just never have bothered about such a use case, but you are
> right. It probably is a good solution, although setenv makes me feel a
> bit nervous for no rational reason.
This patch fixes the use case and is IMO the most logical solution.
diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
index 217c125..408e4e5 100644
--- a/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/exec_cmd.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ const char *git_extract_argv0_path(const char *argv0)
void git_set_argv_exec_path(const char *exec_path)
{
argv_exec_path = exec_path;
+ /*
+ * Propagate this setting to external programs.
+ */
+ setenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT, exec_path, 1);
}
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