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Re: [PATCH 2/2] Remember and use GIT_EXEC_PATH on exec()'s

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
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Jan 10, 2006, 19:55 UTC
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Hi,
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Michal Ostrowski <mostrows@watson.ibm.com> writes:
> 
> > git programs exec other git programs, but they also exec non-git
> > programs.  I think it is not appropriate to change PATH (via
> > prepend_to_path) because this may result in unexpected behavior when
> > exec'ing non-git programs:
> 
> This is a valid concern.
Why? If what is prepended to PATH only contains git programs?

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. 0/2 Remember and use GIT_EXEC_PATH on exec()'sMichal Ostrowski, Jan 9, 2006
  2. 1/2 Remember and use GIT_EXEC_PATH on exec()'sMichal Ostrowski, Jan 9, 2006
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2006
  4. 2/2 Remember and use GIT_EXEC_PATH on exec()'sMichal Ostrowski, Jan 9, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2006
  6. Michal OstrowskiJan 10, 2006
  7. Andreas EricssonJan 10, 2006
  8. Michal OstrowskiJan 10, 2006
  9. Andreas EricssonJan 10, 2006
  10. Alex RiesenJan 10, 2006
  11. Michal OstrowskiJan 10, 2006
  12. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2006
  13. Johannes SchindelinJan 10, 2006
  14. Michal OstrowskiJan 10, 2006
  15. Johannes SchindelinJan 10, 2006
  16. Andreas EricssonJan 11, 2006
  17. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2006
  18. Andreas EricssonJan 11, 2006
  19. Jon LoeligerJan 11, 2006
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2006
  21. Michal OstrowskiJan 10, 2006
  22. Andreas EricssonJan 11, 2006
  23. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2006
  24. Michal OstrowskiJan 11, 2006
  25. Exec git programs without using PATH.Michal Ostrowski, Jan 11, 2006
  26. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2006
  27. (Updated) Exec git programs without using PATH.Michal Ostrowski, Jan 11, 2006
  28. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2006
  29. Linus TorvaldsJan 11, 2006
  30. Michal OstrowskiJan 11, 2006
  31. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2006
  32. Andreas EricssonJan 12, 2006
  33. H. Peter AnvinJan 12, 2006

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