Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] replace: use a GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS env variable

From: Johannes Sixt <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:42:18 +0100

Christian Couder schrieb:
> diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
> index bd2c5fe..7f7d73d 100644
> --- a/git.c
> +++ b/git.c
> @@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
>  				*envchanged = 1;
>  		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--no-replace-objects")) {
>  			read_replace_refs = 0;
> +			setenv(NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS_ENVIRONMENT, "", 1);

It is safer to set to a non-empty string, e.g., "1".

I think this variable should be added to the list in connect.c around line
630 so that it does not propagate to the remote end.

-- Hannes