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Re: [PATCH] Extend runtime prefix computation

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Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 16, 2013, 15:18 UTC
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On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Michael Weiser <M.Weiser@science-computing.de> wrote:

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> Hello Junio,
>
> On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 08:13:50AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> >> Support determining the binaries' installation path at runtime even if
>> >> called without any path components (i.e. via search path).
>
>> The default for any change is not to include it.  Is there any
>> reason why we want this change?
>
> It makes a binary git installation fully relocatable. Seeing how git
> already has basic support for it I thought other people might be
> interested in this.

I think the motivation for the feature in the first place is Windows, where the installation path isn't known at build-time. In the unix-world, this is generally known (/usr/bin or something like that). What's the reason you want it on other platforms?

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  1. Extend runtime prefix computationMichael Weiser, Nov 27, 2012
  2. Erik Faye-LundNov 30, 2012
  3. Michael WeiserNov 30, 2012
  4. Michael WeiserMar 5, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2013
  6. Michael WeiserMar 6, 2013
  7. Michael WeiserApr 16, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013
  9. Erik Faye-LundApr 16, 2013
  10. Michael WeiserApr 17, 2013
  11. Michael WeiserOct 4, 2013

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