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Re: bug? subprocesses can use wrong Git if $PATH is unset

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jun 3, 2023, 01:38 UTC
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"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
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> On 2023-06-02 at 16:14:47, Priedhorsky, Reid wrote:
>> Hello Brian,
>> 
>> I do wonder if the behavior would be worth documenting, e.g. at
>> https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables,
>> where Git’s relationship to $HOME is also documented. I would be happy
>> to submit a pull request.
>
> I don't think it's necessary, since it's expected behaviour for me, but
> I am not the only person on this list, and perhaps others would
> appreciate a patch.

I tend to agree that it is an expected behaviour. In addition, unsetting PATH is not something people deliberately do every day without understanding its implications, so I would rather not see us add "if you do this esteric thing, this would happen" for them.

Thanks.
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