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[PATCH 3/9 v2] difftool: remove explicit change of PATH

From
Tim Henigan <tim.henigan@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 18, 2012, 01:55 UTC
Message-ID
<1332035734-5443-4-git-send-email-tim.henigan@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1332035734-5443-1-git-send-email-tim.henigan@gmail.com>

Adding the script directory to PATH is not needed. The script is located at '$(git --exec-path)', which is already on the PATH.

Signed-off-by: Tim Henigan <tim.henigan@gmail.com>
---
 git-difftool.perl |    4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-difftool.perl b/git-difftool.perl
index 81ecf34..53fcd7e 100755
--- a/git-difftool.perl
+++ b/git-difftool.perl
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 use 5.008;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Cwd qw(abs_path);
-use File::Basename qw(dirname);
 use Getopt::Long qw(:config pass_through);
 use Git;
 
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@ USAGE
 
 sub setup_environment
 {
-	my $DIR = abs_path(dirname($0));
-	$ENV{PATH} = "$DIR:$ENV{PATH}";
 	$ENV{GIT_PAGER} = '';
 	$ENV{GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF} = 'git-difftool--helper';
 }
-- 
1.7.9.1.290.gbd444
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  1. 0/9 difftool: teach command to perform directory diffsTim Henigan, Mar 17, 2012
  2. 1/9 difftool: parse options using Getopt::LongTim Henigan, Mar 17, 2012
  3. David AguilarMar 17, 2012
  4. Tim HeniganMar 17, 2012
  5. David AguilarMar 18, 2012
  6. 2/9 difftool: exit(0) when usage is printedTim Henigan, Mar 17, 2012
  7. 3/9 difftool: remove explicit change of PATHTim Henigan, Mar 17, 2012
  8. 4/9 difftool: stop appending '.exe' to gitTim Henigan, Mar 17, 2012
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 17, 2012
  10. Tim HeniganMar 17, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 17, 2012
  12. 0/9 difftool: teach command to perform directory diffsTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  13. 1/9 difftool: parse options using Getopt::LongTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  14. 2/9 difftool: exit(0) when usage is printedTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  15. 3/9 difftool: remove explicit change of PATHTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  16. 4/9 difftool: stop appending '.exe' to gitTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  17. 5/9 difftool: eliminate setup_environment functionTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  18. 6/9 difftool: replace system call with Git::command_noisyTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  19. 7/9 difftool: teach difftool to handle directory diffsTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  20. 8/9 difftool: teach dir-diff to copy modified files back to working treeTim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  21. 9/9 difftool: print list of valid tools with '--tool-help'Tim Henigan, Mar 18, 2012
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2012
  23. David AguilarMar 20, 2012
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2012
  25. Tim HeniganMar 20, 2012
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2012

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