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Re: [PATCH] Git.pm: Always set Repository to absolute path if autodetecting

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Apr 18, 2009, 18:13 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0904182012330.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Sat, 18 Apr 2009, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> So far we only set it to absolute paths in some cases which lead to 
> problems like wc_chdir not working.

We had something similar in setup.c until Linus pointed out that it deteriorates performance.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Git.pm: Set GIT_WORK_TREE if we set GIT_DIRFrank Lichtenheld, Apr 18, 2009
  2. Git.pm: Always set Repository to absolute path if autodetectingFrank Lichtenheld, Apr 18, 2009
  3. Johannes SchindelinApr 18, 2009
  4. Frank LichtenheldApr 18, 2009

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