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Re: [PATCH 1/6] Move computation of absolute paths from Makefile to runtime and compute prefix on the fly if RUNTIME_PREFIX set

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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Jan 13, 2009, 19:43 UTC
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On Samstag, 10. Januar 2009, Steffen Prohaska wrote:
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> This is the first commit of a series that adds support for
> relocatable binaries (called RUNTIME_PREFIX).  Such binaries can be
> moved together with the system configuration files to a different
> directory, as long as the relative paths from the binary to the
> configuration files is preserved.  This functionality is essential
> on Windows where we deliver git binaries with an installer that
> allows to freely choose the installation location.  The commit
> series implements RUNTIME_PREFIX only on Windows.  Adding support
> on Unix should not be too hard, though.

This series looks sane, and my comments on 2/6 and 3/6 certainly do not indicate any showstoppers. I've just started using it; so far there are no problems.

-- Hannes
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Message 16 of 16 in “Move computation of absolute paths from Makefile to runtime and compute prefix on the fly if RUNTIME_PREFIX set”
  1. 1/6 Move computation of absolute paths from Makefile to runtime and compute prefix on the fly if RUNTIME_PREFIX setSteffen Prohaska, Jan 10, 2009
  2. 2/6 Refactor git_set_argv0_path() to git_extract_argv0_path()Steffen Prohaska, Jan 10, 2009
  3. 3/6 Glean libexec path from argv[0] for git-upload-pack and git-receive-pack.Steffen Prohaska, Jan 10, 2009
  4. 4/6 Add calls to git_extract_argv0_path() in programs that call git_config_*Steffen Prohaska, Jan 10, 2009
  5. 5/6 Modify setup_path() to only add git_exec_path() to PATHSteffen Prohaska, Jan 10, 2009
  6. 6/6 Windows: Revert to default paths and convert them by RUNTIME_PREFIXSteffen Prohaska, Jan 10, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinJan 10, 2009
  8. Steffen ProhaskaJan 10, 2009
  9. Steffen ProhaskaJan 10, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2009
  11. Steffen ProhaskaJan 11, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2009
  13. Steffen ProhaskaJan 11, 2009
  14. Johannes SixtJan 13, 2009
  15. Johannes SixtJan 13, 2009
  16. Johannes SixtJan 13, 2009

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