Hi,

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:

quoted text
> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Earlier, we tried to find the git commands in several possible exec
> > dirs.  Now, if all of these failed, try to find the git command in
> > PATH.
> ...
> > diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
> > index 9b74ed2..70b84b0 100644
> > --- a/exec_cmd.c
> > +++ b/exec_cmd.c
> > @@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ int execv_git_cmd(const char **argv)
> >  	int i;
> >  	const char *paths[] = { current_exec_path,
> >  				getenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT),
> > -				builtin_exec_path };
> > +				builtin_exec_path,
> > +				"" };
> 
> So if the user sets GIT_EXEC_PATH="" and exports it we'll search $PATH 
> before the builtin exec path that Git was compiled with? Are we sure we 
> want to do that?

I thought the proper way to unset EXEC_PATH was to "unset GIT_EXEC_PATH".  
In that case, getenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT) returns NULL and we're fine, 
no?

Ciao,
Dscho

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