From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:19:31 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] allow git to use the PATH for finding subcommands and help docs Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20071019164816.GA24573@glandium.org> Hi, On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, Mike Hommey wrote: > On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 04:27:39PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > While reading this, I have to wonder why it is not just simpler to try > > with builtin_exec_path first, and if that fails, just let exec() find the > > program in the PATH? > > Why not try the directory where the git executable is, too ? I commented on that. If the git command was not specified with an absolute path, then make it absolute (and only if not even a relative path was specified, ignore this altogether since git is in the PATH). I was a bit terse on the issue I have to admit, though. Ciao, Dscho