Re: Teach the "git" command to handle some commands internally

From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: 2006-02-27 10:46:27
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> writes:

> On Sun, 26 Feb 2006, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> 
>> > There's one other change: the search order for external programs is 
>> > modified slightly, so that the first entry remains GIT_EXEC_DIR, but the 
>> > second entry is the same directory as the git wrapper itself was executed 
>> > out of - if we can figure it out from argv[0], of course.
>> 
>> I am not sure about this part, though.
>
> Well, what it means is that _if_ you install all your "git" binaries in 
> some directory that is not in your patch and is not GIT_EXEC_DIR, they 
> will still magically work, assuming you don't do something strange.

I understood that part.  I was wondering if this change defeats
what Michal (you sensibly CC'ed your message to) wanted to do
earlier, going great length trying to avoid mucking with PATH
and "where-ever git itself is found" in the last round.  After
reviewing the change in 77cb17 commit, I realize my worry was
unfounded.

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