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Re: [PATCH] Teach 'git apply' to look at $GIT_DIR/config

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Feb 17, 2007, 23:26 UTC
Message-ID
<20070217232603.GB30839@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 01:12:52PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> +	prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&is_not_gitdir);
> +	prefix_length = prefix ? strlen(prefix) : 0;
> +	if (!is_not_gitdir) {
> +		git_config(git_apply_config);
> +		if (apply_default_whitespace)
> +			parse_whitespace_option(apply_default_whitespace);
> +	}
> +

If I read this correctly, running 'git apply' inside a git repository will parse $GIT_DIR/config and $HOME/.gitconfig. However, outside of a repository it will parse neither. It would make more sense to me to still parse $HOME/.gitconfig to pick up the user's global options.

-Peff
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Message 3 of 49 in “Teach core.autocrlf to 'git apply'”
  1. Teach core.autocrlf to 'git apply'Junio C Hamano, Feb 17, 2007
  2. Teach 'git apply' to look at $GIT_DIR/configJunio C Hamano, Feb 17, 2007
  3. Jeff KingFeb 17, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2007
  5. Jeff KingFeb 17, 2007
  6. Linus TorvaldsFeb 19, 2007
  7. Shawn O. PearceFeb 19, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2007
  9. Linus TorvaldsFeb 19, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2007
  11. Linus TorvaldsFeb 20, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2007
  13. Johannes SchindelinFeb 20, 2007
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2007
  15. Johannes SchindelinFeb 20, 2007
  16. git-apply: require -p<n> when working in a subdirectory.Junio C Hamano, Feb 20, 2007
  17. apply: fix memory leak in prefix_one()Johannes Schindelin, Feb 20, 2007
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2007
  19. Johannes SchindelinFeb 20, 2007
  20. git-apply: do not lose cwd when run from a subdirectory.Junio C Hamano, Feb 20, 2007
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2007
  22. Linus TorvaldsFeb 20, 2007
  23. Daniel BarkalowFeb 21, 2007
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2007
  25. Daniel BarkalowFeb 21, 2007
  26. Linus TorvaldsFeb 21, 2007
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2007
  28. git-apply: notice "diff --git" patch againJunio C Hamano, Feb 21, 2007
  29. git-apply: guess correct -p<n> value for non-git patches.Junio C Hamano, Feb 22, 2007
  30. Johannes SchindelinFeb 20, 2007
  31. Simon 'corecode' SchubertFeb 20, 2007
  32. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  33. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2007
  34. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  35. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2007
  36. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  37. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2007
  38. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2007
  40. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  41. Jakub NarebskiFeb 18, 2007
  42. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  43. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2007
  44. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  45. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2007
  46. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  47. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2007
  48. Johannes SchindelinFeb 18, 2007
  49. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2007

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