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        set fd_ph [githook_read post-commit]
        if {$fd_ph ne {}} {
-               upvar #0 pch_error$cmt_id pc_err
-               set pc_err {}
+               global pch_error
+               set pch_error {}
                fconfigure $fd_ph -blocking 0 -translation binary -eofchar {}
                fileevent $fd_ph readable \
                        [list commit_postcommit_wait $fd_ph $cmt_id]
 }
 
 proc commit_postcommit_wait {fd_ph cmt_id} {
-       upvar #0 pch_error$cmt_id pch_error
+       global pch_error
 
        append pch_error [read $fd_ph]
        fconfigure $fd_ph -blocking 1