Re: [PATCH] pager: use an environment variable for pager_in_use

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Feb 16, 2007, 19:06 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0702162004590.22628@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <20070216185653.GA10308@moooo.ath.cx>

Hi,

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Matthias Lederhofer wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > +int pager_in_use = getenv("GIT_PAGER_IN_USE");
> test.c:3: error: initializer element is not constant

Sorry.

Still, it feels wrong to use two system calls when you need none.

How about working on making status and commit a builtin instead? This would not only solve your issue, but portability issues as well.

Ciao, Dscho