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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] To make GIT-VERSION-FILE, search for git more widely
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 01:41:41 -0700
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"Matthias Andree" <matthias.andree@gmx.de> writes:

>> Interesting.  I wonder if you need the change to the Makefile.
>>
>> As long as GIT-VERSION-GEN notices that you have a freshly built git
>> available (test -x) and uses it, falling back to whatever on the PATH, it
>> would not have to touch GIT-VERSION-FILE, no?
>
> Hi Junio,
>
> ... Let's not introduce second-guessing into
> the script....

Fine then.  Or you could just append "." to the $PATH ;-)