GIT_CONF_APPEND_LINE(${PACKAGE}DIR=$withval); \
fi \
])# GIT_PARSE_WITH
+#
+# GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR(WITHNAME, VAR, HELP_TEXT)
+# ---------------------
+# Set VAR to the value specied by --with-WITHNAME.
+# No verification of arguments is performed, but warnings are issued
+# if either 'yes' or 'no' is specified.
+# HELP_TEXT is presented when --help is called.
+# This is a direct way to allow setting variables in the Makefile.
+AC_DEFUN([GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR],
+[AC_ARG_WITH([$1],
+ [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-$1=VALUE], $3)],
+ if test -n "$withval"; then \
+ if test "$withval" = "yes" -o "$withval" = "no"; then \
+ AC_MSG_WARN([You likely do not want either 'yes' or 'no' as]
+ [a value for $1 ($2). Maybe you do...?]); \
+ fi; \
+ \
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([Setting $2 to $withval]); \
+ GIT_CONF_APPEND_LINE($2=$withval); \
+ fi)])# GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR
dnl
dnl GIT_CHECK_FUNC(FUNCTION, IFTRUE, IFFALSE)
# Define USE_STDEV below if you want git to care about the underlying device
# change being considered an inode change from the update-index perspective.
+#
+# Allow user to set ETC_GITCONFIG variable
+GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR(gitconfig, ETC_GITCONFIG,
+ Use VALUE instead of /etc/gitconfig as the
+ global git configuration file.
+ If VALUE is not fully qualified it will be interpretted
+ as a path relative to the computed prefix at runtime.)
+
+#
+# Allow user to set the default pager
+GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR(pager, DEFAULT_PAGER,
+ Use VALUE as the fall-back pager instead of 'less'.
+ This is used by things like 'git log' when the user
+ does not specify a pager to use through alternate
+ methods. eg: /usr/bin/pager)
+#
+# Allow user to set the default editor
+GIT_PARSE_WITH_SET_MAKE_VAR(editor, DEFAULT_EDITOR,
+ Use VALUE as the fall-back editor instead of 'vi'.
+ This is used by things like 'git commit' when the user
+ does not specify a preferred editor through other
+ methods. eg: /usr/bin/editor)
+
#
# Define SHELL_PATH to provide path to shell.
GIT_ARG_SET_PATH(shell)
# Define PERL_PATH to provide path to Perl.
GIT_ARG_SET_PATH(perl)
#
+# Define PYTHON_PATH to provide path to Python.
+GIT_ARG_SET_PATH(python)
+#
# Define ZLIB_PATH to provide path to zlib.
GIT_ARG_SET_PATH(zlib)
#