- return error("Could not set GIT_DIR to '%s'", path);
- repo_set_gitdir(the_repository, path);
- setup_git_env();
- return 0;
+ die(_("could not set GIT_DIR to '%s'"), path);
+ setup_git_env(path);
+}
+
+static void update_relative_gitdir(const char *name,
+ const char *old_cwd,
+ const char *new_cwd,
+ void *data)
+{
+ char *path = reparent_relative_path(old_cwd, new_cwd, get_git_dir());
+ trace_printf_key(&trace_setup_key,
+ "setup: move $GIT_DIR to '%s'",
+ path);
+ set_git_dir_1(path);
+ free(path);
+}
+
+void set_git_dir(const char *path, int make_realpath)
+{
+ struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+ if (make_realpath) {
+ strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 1);
+ path = realpath.buf;
+ }
+
+ set_git_dir_1(path);
+ if (!is_absolute_path(path))
+ chdir_notify_register(NULL, update_relative_gitdir, NULL);
+
+ strbuf_release(&realpath);