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Re: [PATCH] add strcpy_user_path() and use it in init-db.c and git.c

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EWEric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Date
Dec 24, 2005, 21:19 UTC
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<20051224211925.GH3963@mail.yhbt.net>
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
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> Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> writes:
> 
> > My home directories have different names on different machines I'm
> > on, and I want to avoid having to recompile git for each one.
> > I don't have root access to some of them, so installing globally in /usr
> > or /usr/local isn't an option, either.
> 
> Then you probably need to use GIT_EXEC_PATH environment
> variable.

That works with git.c but not init-db. But then again I don't use git-init-db that often. I'll just write a shell script wrapper for the latter if I do.

No need for this patch anymore :)
-- 
Eric Wong
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  1. add strcpy_user_path() and use it in init-db.c and git.cEric Wong, Dec 24, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 24, 2005
  3. Eric WongDec 24, 2005
  4. Junio C HamanoDec 24, 2005
  5. Eric WongDec 24, 2005
  6. Johannes SchindelinDec 26, 2005
  7. Eric WongDec 30, 2005

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