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[PATCH] Add ability to specify environment extension to run_command

From
Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date
May 21, 2007, 22:48 UTC
Message-ID
<20070521224828.GA10890@steel.home>
In-Reply-To
<20070521090339.GH942MdfPADPa@greensroom.kotnet.org>

There is no way to specify and override for the environment: there is no visible user for it (yet, something in git-daemon could need it).

Signed-off-by: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
---
Sven Verdoolaege, Mon, May 21, 2007 11:03:39 +0200:
> Could you sign-off on this for me so I can use it my patch set?
> 

So here it is. On top of the previos patch regarding chdir before exec. Junio, if needed, I can resend that first patch about chdir.

 run-command.c |   17 ++++++++++++++++-
 run-command.h |    2 ++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 043b570..605aa1e 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 		if (cmd->dir && chdir(cmd->dir))
 			die("exec %s: cd to %s failed (%s)", cmd->argv[0],
 			    cmd->dir, strerror(errno));
+		if (cmd->env) {
+			for (; *cmd->env; cmd->env++)
+				putenv((char*)*cmd->env);
+		}
 		if (cmd->git_cmd) {
 			execv_git_cmd(cmd->argv);
 		} else {
@@ -137,7 +141,8 @@ int run_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 }
 
 static void prepare_run_command_v_opt(struct child_process *cmd,
-				      const char **argv, int opt)
+				      const char **argv,
+				      int opt)
 {
 	memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
 	cmd->argv = argv;
@@ -160,3 +165,13 @@ int run_command_v_opt_cd(const char **argv, int opt, const char *dir)
 	cmd.dir = dir;
 	return run_command(&cmd);
 }
+
+int run_command_v_opt_cd_env(const char **argv, int opt, const char *dir, const char *const *env)
+{
+	struct child_process cmd;
+	prepare_run_command_v_opt(&cmd, argv, opt);
+	cmd.dir = dir;
+	cmd.env = env;
+	return run_command(&cmd);
+}
+
diff --git a/run-command.h b/run-command.h
index cbd7484..af1e0bf 100644
--- a/run-command.h
+++ b/run-command.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct child_process {
 	int in;
 	int out;
 	const char *dir;
+	const char *const *env;
 	unsigned close_in:1;
 	unsigned close_out:1;
 	unsigned no_stdin:1;
@@ -34,5 +35,6 @@ int run_command(struct child_process *);
 #define RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR 4
 int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int opt);
 int run_command_v_opt_cd(const char **argv, int opt, const char *dir);
+int run_command_v_opt_cd_env(const char **argv, int opt, const char *dir, const char *const *env);
 
 #endif
-- 
1.5.2.rc3.112.gc1e43
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Message 7 of 20 in “allow commands to be executed in submodules”
  1. allow commands to be executed in submodulesMartin Waitz, May 20, 2007
  2. Alex RiesenMay 20, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2007
  4. Martin WaitzMay 20, 2007
  5. Alex RiesenMay 20, 2007
  6. Martin WaitzMay 20, 2007
  7. Add ability to specify environment extension to run_commandAlex Riesen, May 21, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2007
  9. Martin WaitzMay 22, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2007
  11. Shawn O. PearceMay 22, 2007
  12. Sven VerdoolaegeMay 22, 2007
  13. Alex RiesenMay 22, 2007
  14. Alex RiesenMay 22, 2007
  15. Add run_command_v_opt_cd: chdir into a directory before execAlex Riesen, May 22, 2007
  16. Add ability to specify environment extension to run_commandAlex Riesen, May 22, 2007
  17. Allow environment variables to be unset in the processes started by run_commandAlex Riesen, May 22, 2007
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2007
  19. Alex RiesenMay 22, 2007
  20. Allow environment variables to be unset in the processes started by run_commandAlex Riesen, May 23, 2007

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