From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Weiser Subject: Re: [PATCH] Extend runtime prefix computation Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:56:54 +0200 Message-ID: <20130416145653.GG12782@science-computing.de> References: <20121127163004.GC7499@science-computing.de> <20130305115837.GD21473@science-computing.de> <7vd2vdvn7l.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> <20130306081942.GA11151@science-computing.de> 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 Tue Apr 16 17:07:11 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 1US7TT-00052j-FF for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:07:11 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754367Ab3DPPHF (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:07:05 -0400 Received: from mx4.science-computing.de ([193.197.16.30]:1639 "EHLO mx4.science-computing.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751841Ab3DPPHE convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:07:04 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 605 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:07:03 EDT Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by scmail.science-computing.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AFF9414009; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:56:55 +0200 (CEST) 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 4MtbTco8KSUT; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:56:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from samoa.science-computing.de (samoa.science-computing.de [10.0.5.93]) by scmail.science-computing.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC206414004; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:56:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: by samoa.science-computing.de (Postfix, from userid 1176) id CC88C10101; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:56:54 +0200 (CEST) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20130306081942.GA11151@science-computing.de> 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, Hello list, On Wed, Mar 06, 2013 at 09:19:42AM +0100, Michael Weiser 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. I am still interested in getting this accepted into git. Where do I push to get it committed? 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