With the function set_git_dir() you can reset the path that will
be used for git_path(), git_dir() and friends.
The responsibility to close files and throw away information from the
old git_dir lies with the caller.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
extern char *get_refs_directory(void);
extern char *get_index_file(void);
extern char *get_graft_file(void);
+extern int set_git_dir(const char *path);
#define ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES"
setup_git_env();
return git_graft_file;
}
+
+int set_git_dir(const char *path)
+{
+ if (setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, path, 1))
+ return error("Could not set GIT_DIR to '%s'", path);
+ setup_git_env();
+ return 0;
+}