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Re: [PATCH 5/7] use only the $PATH for exec'ing git commands

From
Adam Roben <aroben@apple.com>
Date
Oct 28, 2007, 06:19 UTC
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Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Scott R Parish <srp@srparish.net> writes:
>
>   
>> diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
>> index 8b681d0..c228dbf 100644
>> --- a/exec_cmd.c
>> +++ b/exec_cmd.c
>> @@ -29,85 +29,68 @@ const char *git_exec_path(void)
>>  	return builtin_exec_path;
>>  }
>>  
>> +static void add_path(struct strbuf *out, const char *path)
>> +{
>> +	if (path && strlen(path)) {
>>     
>
> I wonder if s/strlen(path)/*path/ micro-optimization is worth
> doing.  Ideally, if built-in strlen() is used, the compiler
> should be clever enough to notice it, though...
>   
You could always just check path[0] instead of calling strlen.
-Adam
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Message 24 of 25 in “"git" returns 1; "git help" and "git help -a" return 0”
  1. 1/7 "git" returns 1; "git help" and "git help -a" return 0Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  2. 2/7 remove unused/unneeded "pattern" argument of list_commandsScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  3. 3/7 "current_exec_path" is a misleading name, use "argv_exec_path"Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  4. 4/7 list_commands(): simplify code by using chdir()Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  5. 5/7 use only the $PATH for exec'ing git commandsScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  6. 6/7 walk $PATH to generate list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  7. 7/7 shell should call the new setup_path() to setup $PATHScott R Parish, Oct 27, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  9. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  11. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  12. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  14. Scott ParishOct 28, 2007
  15. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007
  16. Johannes SchindelinOct 28, 2007
  17. Scott ParishOct 29, 2007
  18. Johannes SchindelinOct 29, 2007
  19. David SymondsOct 29, 2007
  20. 6/7 include $PATH in generating list of commands for "help -a"Scott R Parish, Oct 29, 2007
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2007
  22. Scott ParishOct 30, 2007
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2007
  24. Adam RobenOct 28, 2007
  25. 5/7 use only the $PATH for exec'ing git commandsScott R Parish, Oct 28, 2007

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