From: Sean Barag <sean@barag.org>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:00:46 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clone: add remote.cloneDefault config option
Message-ID: <20200827140045.470411-1-sean@barag.org>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqpn7csoqd.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>

> In order to realize any new feature that needs to read the existing
> (i.e. per-machine or per-user) configuration files to affect the
> behaviour of "git clone", whether it is the "give default to
> --origin option" or any other thing, first needs to fix the start-up
> sequence so that the configuration is read once before we process
> command line options, which is the norm.  Only after that is done,
> we can build the clone.defaultRemoteName and other features that
> would be affected by the settings of clone.* variables on top, and
> it is not wise to mix the foundation with a new feature that uses
> the foundation.

Makes sense!  Thanks for all your help -- I _really_ appreciate it.
I'll give it a try over the next few days.