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Re: [PATCH 02/10] cmake: do find Git for Windows' shell interpreter

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Sep 29, 2020, 18:42 UTC
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<20200929140400.GE20935@danh.dev>
Hi Danh,
On Tue, 29 Sep 2020, Đoàn Trần Công Danh wrote:
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> On 2020-09-28 15:56:13+0200, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 27 Sep 2020, Đoàn Trần Công Danh wrote:
> >
> > > On 2020-09-26 22:32:25+0200, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > I personally don't install my dev tools(except Visual Studio) to
> > > > > Program Files(because of the _space_), it messes up the Makefiles.
> > > >
> > > > Sure, and that's your prerogative. There's unfortunately no good way to
> > > > support your use case.
> > > >
> > > > Luckily, the vast majority of Git for Windows' users do not change the
> > > > default location, and this patch is for them. (And "them" in this case
> > > > includes me, personally ;-))
> > >
> > > This doesn't fit into my view of Git for Windows' users
> > > For some users that have the Administrator right, it's the default
> > > location if they grant the Administrator right for the installer.
> > >
> > > For those poor souls that works for enterprise companies, and thoses
> > > that not feel comfortable give Administrator right to _another_
> > > installer, the installer will install into (hopeful, I type it right):
> > >
> > > 	%USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Programs/Git
> >
> > Those poor souls that work for enterprise companies often have Git for
> > Windows installed by default. And of course, that default would be in
> > `C:\Program Files\Git`.
>
> Yes, that's correct, but that Git is usually very old, and I'm not
> sure about its layout. Obviously, you know better in this regard :-p

In Git for Windows v1.x, it would have contained the real Bash (at least in 32-bit Windows; in 64-bit Windows, it would have been `C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin`). But v1.x is long deprecated, it's over 5 years old.

The `C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe` stand-in is actually not _all_ that old, I only reintroduced it relatively recently. Nevertheless, it is the best bet for a default fall-back that I can think of.

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> > > I think it's better to offer SH_EXE as an OPTION, let user specify it
> > > as will. And we'll search in PATH if it's not specified, fallback to
> > > 2 default value if not found.
> >
> > That's exactly as it is right now. You can specify `SH_EXE` (but only if
> > running CMake manually, not via Visual Studio). If you don't, it searches
> > `PATH`, and with my patch it then falls back to trying to find `sh.exe` in
> > Git for Windows' default location.
> >
> > So I think we're in agreement here?
>
> Yes, seems good.

Excellent! Dscho

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  3. 02/10 cmake: do find Git for Windows' shell interpreterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 25, 2020
  4. Sibi SiddharthanSep 25, 2020
  5. Johannes SchindelinSep 26, 2020
  6. Đoàn Trần Công DanhSep 27, 2020
  7. Johannes SchindelinSep 28, 2020
  8. Đoàn Trần Công DanhSep 29, 2020
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  18. 08/10 cmake (Windows): initialize vcpkg/build dependencies automaticallyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 25, 2020
  19. Sibi SiddharthanSep 30, 2020
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  29. 00/10 CMake and Visual StudioJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  30. 01/10 cmake: ignore files generated by CMake as run in Visual StudioJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  31. 05/10 cmake: quote the path accurately when editing `test-lib.sh`Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  32. 03/10 cmake: ensure that the `vcpkg` packages are found on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  33. 04/10 cmake: fall back to using `vcpkg`'s `msgfmt.exe` on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  34. 02/10 cmake: do find Git for Windows' shell interpreterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  35. Øystein WalleSep 28, 2020
  36. Johannes SchindelinSep 28, 2020
  37. 10/10 hashmap_for_each_entry(): workaround MSVC's runtime check failure #3Junio C Hamano via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  38. 09/10 cmake (Windows): recommend using Visual Studio's built-in CMake supportJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  39. 08/10 cmake (Windows): initialize vcpkg/build dependencies automaticallyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  40. 06/10 cmake (Windows): let the `.dll` files be found when running the testsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  41. 07/10 cmake (Windows): complain when encountering an unknown compilerJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2020
  42. 00/11 CMake and Visual StudioJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  43. 01/11 cmake: ignore files generated by CMake as run in Visual StudioJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  44. 03/11 cmake: ensure that the `vcpkg` packages are found on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  45. 02/11 cmake: do find Git for Windows' shell interpreterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  46. 05/11 cmake: quote the path accurately when editing `test-lib.sh`Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  47. 04/11 cmake: fall back to using `vcpkg`'s `msgfmt.exe` on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  48. 09/11 cmake (Windows): recommend using Visual Studio's built-in CMake supportJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  49. 10/11 hashmap_for_each_entry(): workaround MSVC's runtime check failure #3Junio C Hamano via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  50. 06/11 cmake (Windows): let the `.dll` files be found when running the testsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  51. 07/11 cmake (Windows): complain when encountering an unknown compilerJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  52. 11/11 cmake: fix typo in message when `msgfmt` was not foundJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  53. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2020
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  55. 08/11 cmake (Windows): initialize vcpkg/build dependencies automaticallyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 28, 2020
  56. Sibi SiddharthanSep 29, 2020
  57. Johannes SchindelinSep 29, 2020
  58. 00/10 CMake and Visual StudioJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
  59. 05/10 cmake: quote the path accurately when editing `test-lib.sh`Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
  60. 04/10 cmake: fall back to using `vcpkg`'s `msgfmt.exe` on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
  61. 06/10 cmake (Windows): let the `.dll` files be found when running the testsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
  62. 07/10 cmake (Windows): complain when encountering an unknown compilerJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
  63. 08/10 cmake (Windows): initialize vcpkg/build dependencies automaticallyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
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  67. 10/10 hashmap_for_each_entry(): workaround MSVC's runtime check failure #3Junio C Hamano via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
  68. 02/10 cmake: do find Git for Windows' shell interpreterJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
  69. 03/10 cmake: ensure that the `vcpkg` packages are found on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020
  70. 01/10 cmake: ignore files generated by CMake as run in Visual StudioJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 30, 2020

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