Hi, On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> On Mittwoch, 9. Juli 2008, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, Johannes Sixt wrote: > > > We could derive directories like this: > > > > > > [*] [+] > > > (1) git.exe -----> exec-path -----> templates > > > > > > |\----> etc/gitconfig > > > > > > \----> html docs > > > > > > or we could do it like this: > > > > > > [*] > > > (2) git.exe ------> exec-path > > > > > > | [+] > > > |\-----> templates > > > |\-----> etc/gitconfig > > > > > > \-----> html docs > > > > > > [*] can be overridden with --exec-path option or GIT_EXEC_PATH env var > > > [+} can be overridden with --template option GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR env var > > > > > > Which one is more appropriate? > > > > IMHO 2), since the templates directory and the exec-path directory are > > same in nature: they are directories with additional stuff. > > With (1) you could install git.exe (or even a symlink to git on Unix) > somewhere in $PATH, and the rest in $anywhere and just point GIT_EXEC_PATH > (and only that) to $anywhere/libexec/git-core. Would you think that this > feature is not worth it? Correct. I think this feature is not worth it. I think all of Git should be installed in one place, on Windows. Ciao, Dscho
