(exa PR) 1141: git: Use GIT_DIR env var to find the repo

[cafkafk]

ogham/exa#1141

[cafkafk]

see: ogham/exa#722

[cafkafk]

I'm probably testing this wrong, but I'm not able to get this to work, @iamkroot would you be willing to demonstrate how I would test this (and or check if it's working after the merge)?

[iamkroot]

Even I'm not totally privy to all the git commands needed to replicate this. I have simply been using the git repo generated using yadm for backing up my dotfiles. So I'd suggest using that as a starting point. no need to track everything-

1. you can just add a few files to stage
2. export GIT_DIR=$HOME/.local/share/yadm/repo.git
3. cd /path/to/dir/with/staged/files
4. eza --git

[cafkafk]

I'm gonna try this out a bit later, have you tried if this branch works for you, I'm unsure if the merge broke your PR.

[iamkroot]

Tried locally- the patch is good. No compile issues, and works as expected.