- if (!is_absolute_path(path) && argv0_path) {
- struct strbuf d = STRBUF_INIT;
- strbuf_addf(&d, "%s/%s", argv0_path, path);
- path = strbuf_detach(&d, NULL);
+#ifdef RUNTIME_PREFIX
+ static const char *prefix;
+#else
+ static const char *prefix = PREFIX;
+#endif
+ struct strbuf d = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+ if (is_absolute_path(path))
+ return path;
+
+#ifdef RUNTIME_PREFIX
+ assert(argv0_path);
+ assert(is_absolute_path(argv0_path));
+
+ if (!prefix &&
+ !(prefix = strip_path_suffix(argv0_path, GIT_EXEC_PATH)) &&
+ !(prefix = strip_path_suffix(argv0_path, BINDIR)) &&
+ !(prefix = strip_path_suffix(argv0_path, "git"))) {
+ prefix = PREFIX;
+ fprintf(stderr, "RUNTIME_PREFIX requested, "
+ "but prefix computation failed. "
+ "Using static fallback '%s'.\n", prefix);