Move code interpreting path relative to exec-dir to new function system_path()

Expanding system paths relative to git_exec_path can be used for
creating an installation that can be moved to a different directory
without re-compiling.  We use this approach for template_dir and the
system wide gitconfig.  The Windows installer (msysgit) is an example
for such a setup.

This commit moves common code to a new function system_path().  System
paths that are to be interpreted relative to git_exec_path are passed to
system_path() and the return value is used instead of the original path.
system_path() prefixes a relative path with git_exec_path and leaves
absolute paths unmodified.  For example, we now write

    template_dir = system_path(DEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR);

[j6t: moved from path.c to exec_cmd.c]

Signed-off-by: Steffen Prohaska <prohaska@zib.de>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <johannes.sixt@telecom.at>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
index da04efe95..8899e31b3 100644
--- a/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/exec_cmd.c
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ static const char *builtin_exec_path(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+const char *system_path(const char *path)
+{
+	if (!is_absolute_path(path)) {
+		struct strbuf d = STRBUF_INIT;
+		strbuf_addf(&d, "%s/%s", git_exec_path(), path);
+		path = strbuf_detach(&d, NULL);
+	}
+	return path;
+}
+
 void git_set_argv_exec_path(const char *exec_path)
 {
 	argv_exec_path = exec_path;