RE: [BUG] PREFIX environment variable ignored by git config --system

From: rsbecker@nexbridge.com <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date: Jan 29, 2025, 17:01 UTC
Message-ID: <008201db726f$6e6990b0$4b3cb210$@nexbridge.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqbjvpk1wo.fsf@gitster.g>

On January 29, 2025 11:42 AM, Junio C Hamano. Wrote:

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><rsbecker@nexbridge.com> writes:
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>> Thank you for filling out a Git bug report!
>>
>> Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue.
>>
>> What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your
>> issue) export PREFIX=/home/randall git config --system --list
>>
>> What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) Git should use
>> ${PREFIX}/etc/gitconfig instead of the build location to
>
>But that is now how PREFIX works, as far as I remember.  PREFIX is a

build-time

>thing.
>
>Perhaps you are looking for RUNTIME_PREFIX build-time option?  I do not

know

>how well it is maintained these days, and if it allows you to futz with the

paths at

>runtime (without _moving_ the executable and all other installation

material en

>masse), though.

The documentation on the Environment Configuration page seems to imply that these are run-time variables, not build time, which should come from the config.mak.uname. In any event, I'm in a situation where I do not have the security to create the actual ../etc directory so am trying to test an alternate location. Some of the customers I am supporting have experienced this also.

Any ideas on handling an execution time override of the system location, instead of just using GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM to turn off --system?

I would gladly add GIT_CONFIG_SYSTEM=path with a little guidance, if that's what it comes down to.

--Randall