Re: [Q] would it be bad to make /etc/gitconfig runtime configurable?

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Oct 3, 2016, 11:06 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1610031303000.35196@virtualbox>
In-Reply-To: <20160927192539.ybooc34iodnzs2ab@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Hi,

On Tue, 27 Sep 2016, Jeff King wrote:

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> On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:05:37AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> > The subject says it all.  Would it be bad if we introduce an
> > environment variable, GIT_SYSTEM_CONFIG=/etc/gitconfig, that names
> > an alternative location of the system-wide configuration file?
> > 
> > That would supersede/deprecate GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM that we
> > introduced primarily so that we can run our tests without getting
> > affected by the configuration that happens to be effective on the
> > host that the test is being run.
> 
> I can't think of a reason it would be bad.

I cannot think of any reason right now, either, but my gut tells me that this needs to simmer a while in the backs of our minds, to give potential reasons a chance to come forward.

What would be the use case, BTW? IOW what would it solve that cannot already be solved by using XDG_CONFIG_HOME?

Ciao, Dscho