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Re: [PATCH] Add ability to specify environment extension to run_command

From
Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date
May 22, 2007, 21:47 UTC
Message-ID
<20070522214754.GD30871@steel.home>
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Junio C Hamano, Tue, May 22, 2007 01:02:42 +0200:
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> >
> > 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.
> 
> Both of them in a row would be good, so yes, resend is
> appreciated.
Will be resent.
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> > @@ -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 {
> 
> I had a feeling that some callers needed to be able to unsetenv
> some.  How would this patch help them, or are they outside of
> the scope?
> 

Others already discussed the issue. Just to be sure, I reimplemented that comfortable putenv with unsetenv: if an environment entry ends with a "=" it will be unset.

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Message 14 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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