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Re: [PATCH] Install git-sh-setup.sh into $(prefix)/share/git-core. Call with explicit path.

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Dec 8, 2006, 20:45 UTC
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Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> writes:
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> Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>> 
>> git-sh-setup isn't a 'normal' binary, in that it should be called by
>> bash only and not run in a subshell. Therefore, it should not be installed
>> in a executable directory, but rather in $prefix/share/git-core/
>
> This seems to break existing hooks, or at least old repositories can
> be stuck using an old version of git-sh-setup in those hooks.

Honestly speaking, I do not think this patch is worth it. People who care deeply enough should just use gitexecdir that is separate from bindir.

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  1. Install git-sh-setup.sh into $(prefix)/share/git-core. Call with explicit path.Han-Wen Nienhuys, Dec 8, 2006
  2. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 8, 2006
  3. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 8, 2006
  4. Eric WongDec 8, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 8, 2006
  6. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 9, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2006
  8. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 9, 2006
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 10, 2006

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