From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Weiser Subject: Re: [PATCH] Extend runtime prefix computation Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:19:43 +0100 Message-ID: <20130306081942.GA11151@science-computing.de> References: <20121127163004.GC7499@science-computing.de> <20130305115837.GD21473@science-computing.de> <7vd2vdvn7l.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Junio C Hamano X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Mar 06 09:30:49 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UD9kP-0004eA-39 for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:30:49 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755014Ab3CFIaX (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Mar 2013 03:30:23 -0500 Received: from mx3.science-computing.de ([193.197.16.20]:11517 "EHLO mx3.science-computing.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752831Ab3CFIaX convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Mar 2013 03:30:23 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 631 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:30:22 EST Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by scmail.science-computing.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id E128841405B; Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:19:43 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new Received: from scmail.science-computing.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (obitest.science-computing.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 723OJcRWAUm7; Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:19:43 +0100 (CET) Received: from verus.science-computing.de (verus.science-computing.de [10.160.1.22]) by scmail.science-computing.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CE55414002; Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:19:43 +0100 (CET) Received: by verus.science-computing.de (Postfix, from userid 1176) id 196EF1044B4; Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:19:43 +0100 (CET) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7vd2vdvn7l.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hello Junio, On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 08:13:50AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> Support determining the binaries' installation path at runtime even if > >> called without any path components (i.e. via search path). > The default for any change is not to include it. Is there any > reason why we want this change? It makes a binary git installation fully relocatable. Seeing how git already has basic support for it I thought other people might be interested in this. Thanks, -- Michael Weiser science + computing ag Senior Systems Engineer Geschaeftsstelle Duesseldorf Martinstrasse 47-55, Haus A phone: +49 211 302 708 32 D-40223 Duesseldorf fax: +49 211 302 708 50 www.science-computing.de -- Vorstandsvorsitzender/Chairman of the board of management: Gerd-Lothar Leonhart Vorstand/Board of Management: Dr. Bernd Finkbeiner, Michael Heinrichs, Dr. Arno Steitz, Dr. Ingrid Zech Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/ Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Philippe Miltin Sitz/Registered Office: Tuebingen Registergericht/Registration Court: Stuttgart Registernummer/Commercial Register No.: HRB 382196