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

> On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 01:12:52PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> +	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.