/* Returns the highest-priority, location to look for git programs. */
const char *git_exec_path(void)
{
- const char *env;
+ static char *cached_exec_path;
if (argv_exec_path)
return argv_exec_path;
- env = getenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT);
- if (env && *env) {
- return env;
+ if (!cached_exec_path) {
+ const char *env = getenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT);
+ if (env && *env)
+ cached_exec_path = xstrdup(env);
+ else
+ cached_exec_path = system_path(GIT_EXEC_PATH);
}
-
- return system_path(GIT_EXEC_PATH);
+ return cached_exec_path;
}
static void add_path(struct strbuf *out, const char *path)