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[PATCH 3/7] "current_exec_path" is a misleading name, use "argv_exec_path"

From
Scott R Parish <srp@srparish.net>
Date
Oct 27, 2007, 08:36 UTC
Message-ID
<1193474215-6728-3-git-send-email-srp@srparish.net>
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Signed-off-by: Scott R Parish <srp@srparish.net>
---
 exec_cmd.c |   12 ++++++------
 exec_cmd.h |    2 +-
 git.c      |    2 +-
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
index 9b74ed2..8b681d0 100644
--- a/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/exec_cmd.c
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 extern char **environ;
 static const char *builtin_exec_path = GIT_EXEC_PATH;
-static const char *current_exec_path;
+static const char *argv_exec_path = 0;
 
-void git_set_exec_path(const char *exec_path)
+void git_set_argv_exec_path(const char *exec_path)
 {
-	current_exec_path = exec_path;
+	argv_exec_path = exec_path;
 }
 
 
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const char *git_exec_path(void)
 {
 	const char *env;
 
-	if (current_exec_path)
-		return current_exec_path;
+	if (argv_exec_path)
+		return argv_exec_path;
 
 	env = getenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT);
 	if (env && *env) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int execv_git_cmd(const char **argv)
 {
 	char git_command[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	int i;
-	const char *paths[] = { current_exec_path,
+	const char *paths[] = { argv_exec_path,
 				getenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT),
 				builtin_exec_path };
 
diff --git a/exec_cmd.h b/exec_cmd.h
index 849a839..da99287 100644
--- a/exec_cmd.h
+++ b/exec_cmd.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef GIT_EXEC_CMD_H
 #define GIT_EXEC_CMD_H
 
-extern void git_set_exec_path(const char *exec_path);
+extern void git_set_argv_exec_path(const char *exec_path);
 extern const char* git_exec_path(void);
 extern int execv_git_cmd(const char **argv); /* NULL terminated */
 extern int execl_git_cmd(const char *cmd, ...);
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index efed91c..c7cabf5 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int handle_options(const char*** argv, int* argc, int* envchanged)
 		if (!prefixcmp(cmd, "--exec-path")) {
 			cmd += 11;
 			if (*cmd == '=')
-				git_set_exec_path(cmd + 1);
+				git_set_argv_exec_path(cmd + 1);
 			else {
 				puts(git_exec_path());
 				exit(0);
-- 
gitgui.0.8.4.11178.g9a1bf-dirty
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  1. 1/7 "git" returns 1; "git help" and "git help -a" return 0Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  2. 2/7 remove unused/unneeded "pattern" argument of list_commandsScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  3. 3/7 "current_exec_path" is a misleading name, use "argv_exec_path"Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  4. 4/7 list_commands(): simplify code by using chdir()Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  5. 5/7 use only the $PATH for exec'ing git commandsScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  6. 6/7 walk $PATH to generate list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  7. 7/7 shell should call the new setup_path() to setup $PATHScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  9. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  11. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  12. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  14. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  15. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007
  16. Johannes SchindelinOct 28, 2007
  17. Scott ParishOct 29, 2007
  18. Johannes SchindelinOct 29, 2007
  19. David SymondsOct 29, 2007
  20. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 29, 2007
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2007
  22. Scott ParishOct 30, 2007
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  24. Adam RobenOct 28, 2007
  25. 5/7 use only the $PATH for exec'ing git commandsScott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007

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