RE: [GIT PATCH] Makefile missing git-runstatus in PROGRAMS list

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Attached is my attempt at the same command "make 

prefix=/var/tmp/ggg clean

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all install"

make install failes for the templates directory, leading to 

the entire make

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install failing:

make -C templates DESTDIR='' install
make[1]: Entering directory `/VMware/kernel/git/git/templates'
: no custom templates yet
install -d -m755 '/var/tmp/ggg/share/git-core/templates/'
(cd blt && tar cf - .) | \
(cd '/var/tmp/ggg/share/git-core/templates/' && tar xf -)
tar: This does not look like a tar archive
tar: Skipping to next header
tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

I have a feeling that you have CDPATH exported to the
environment, which is a braindamage.  It is a fine usability
helper for interactive shells so I do not have problem with
people setting that in shell as shell variables, though.

In other words, never do "export CDPATH=..." nor "export CDPATH".

Indeed! I had "export CDPATH=.:$HOME" in my $HOME/.bash_profile.

"export -n CDPATH", and now "make install" works, setting up those hard links
too.

If this is a common gotcha in building and installing git, maybe you should
add it near the top of the INSTALL instructions.

I haven't run into this issue with other projects. Is there something that
can be changed in git's Makefile so it works even if CDPATH is set and
exported in people's environments? What about simply not naming the subdir
blt for both source and install directories under templates?

Thanks!