Re: [PATCH] git.c: add --index-file command-line option.
Manlio Perillo <manlio.perillo@gmail.com> writes:
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> Il 15/12/2012 19:02, Junio C Hamano ha scritto:
>> Manlio Perillo <manlio.perillo@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Unlike other environment variables (e.g. GIT_WORK_TREE,
>>> GIT_NAMESPACE), it was not possible to set the GIT_INDEX_FILE
>>> environment variable using the command line.
>>
>> Is this necessary? I'd prefer to see a better reason than "just
>> because others have it".
>
> A long running program will be able to tell git to use an alternate
> index file, without having to modify its own environment,...
Hrm, isn't that the single-shot environment export syntax
GIT_INDEX_FILE=foo git blah
is for? Is there a real-world need for this?
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>