read_replace_refs = 0;
- /*
- * We wish to read the repository's config file if any, and
- * for that it is necessary to call setup_git_directory_gently().
- * However if the cwd was inside .git/objects/pack/ then we need
- * to go back there or all the pack name arguments will be wrong.
- * And in that case we cannot rely on any prefix returned by
- * setup_git_directory_gently() either.
- */
- {
- char cwd[PATH_MAX+1];
- int nongit;
-
- if (!getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)-1))
- die("Unable to get current working directory");
- setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
- git_config(git_index_pack_config, NULL);
- if (chdir(cwd))
- die("Cannot come back to cwd");
- }
+ git_config(git_index_pack_config, NULL);
+ if (prefix && chdir(prefix))
+ die("Cannot come back to cwd");
for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
const char *arg = argv[i];