Re: [PATCH] Fix git_setup_directory_gently when GIT_DIR is set

> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>> 
>> > When calling git_setup_directory_gently, and GIT_DIR was set, it just
>> > ignored the variable nongit_ok.
>> 
>> Hmph.  Is this really a breakage?  That is, gently() is meant
>> for a case where you do not know if you even find a git
>> repository and tell it not to complain because you are prepared
>> for the case where you are not in a git repository.
>
> Yes, it is a breakage: in git-clone, line 212, we explicitely set GIT_DIR 
> (to the not-yet-existing repository path), and call git-init-db. Now, with 
> the alias thing we need to get the config if it exists, so we _got_ to 
> call gently(). Boom.