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Subject: Re: [PATCH] add strcpy_user_path() and use it in init-db.c and git.c
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Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> writes:

> My home directories have different names on different machines I'm
> on, and I want to avoid having to recompile git for each one.
> I don't have root access to some of them, so installing globally in /usr
> or /usr/local isn't an option, either.

Then you probably need to use GIT_EXEC_PATH environment
variable.