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Re: [PATCH] config --get --path: check for unset $HOME

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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 26, 2010, 16:35 UTC
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On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 15:06, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
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>                size_t username_len = first_slash - username;
>                if (username_len == 0) {
>                        const char *home = getenv("HOME");
> +                       if (!home)
> +                               goto return_null;
>                        strbuf_add(&user_path, home, strlen(home));
>                } else {
>                        struct passwd *pw = getpw_str(username, username_len);
Should we maybe fall back on checking pw_dir in getpwuid() if $HOME isn't set?
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  1. config --get --path: check for unset $HOMEJonathan Nieder, Jul 26, 2010
  2. Julien CristauJul 26, 2010
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 26, 2010
  4. Jonathan NiederJul 26, 2010
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