From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 19:34:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] gitweb: Improve handling of configuration files
Message-ID: <7vr57m377i.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <4DDD4CC1.3070103@kernel.org>

"J.H." <warthog9@kernel.org> writes:

> I would argue against this, for a couple of reasons:
>
> 1) Git itself treats /etc/git.conf in this exact manor,...
> Case in point turning on things like updateserverinfo, or automatic packing.

If we read both from the beginning of time it would have been more
convenient, and I agree with that 100%. So this is not a valid reason to
"argue against this".

> 2) Trying to get people to do includes in their config files, or to
> completely ignore the system wide config isn't a sustainable practice.

I also agree with this.

In any case, I do not think we have to choose between Jakub's two patches.