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Re: [PATCH 1/2] user-manual: Simplify the user configuration.

From
KMKyle Moffett <kyle@moffetthome.net>
Date
Jan 25, 2009, 07:32 UTC
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<f73f7ab80901242332x7de1f856j51181c3c05cf2b11@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Hannu Koivisto <azure@iki.fi> wrote:
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> In any case, what Cygwin git does should be expected by Cygwin
> users.  If msysgit wanted to be a really native Windows application
> and store the configuration where Microsoft thinks it should be
> stored, it probably shouldn't store the config under "home
> directory" to begin with (I'm guessing that's what it does) but
> under %USERPROFILE\Application Data\Git (...FILE\Local
> Settings\... in case non-roaming storage is wanted).  And in that
> case the manual might be misleading for msysgit users.  See
> e.g. <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms995853.aspx>.

Actually, if msysgit really wanted to be a "native" windows program, it would use the good-old brain-damaged method of storing everything-and-the-kitchen-sink in the registry, including the locations and reflogs for every repository you have ever examined. Admittedly the collection of 150+ dotfiles in my Linux homedir looks relatively similar to parts of the windows registry at times...

Cheers, Kyle Moffett

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Message 24 of 25 in “user-manual: Simplify the user configuration.”
  1. 1/2 user-manual: Simplify the user configuration.Felipe Contreras, Jan 21, 2009
  2. 2/2 Fix typo.Felipe Contreras, Jan 21, 2009
  3. Markus HeidelbergJan 21, 2009
  4. user-manual: Simplify the user configuration.Felipe Contreras, Jan 21, 2009
  5. Jeff KingJan 21, 2009
  6. Felipe ContrerasJan 21, 2009
  7. Jeff KingJan 21, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2009
  9. Wincent ColaiutaJan 21, 2009
  10. Felipe ContrerasJan 21, 2009
  11. Hannu KoivistoJan 22, 2009
  12. Felipe ContrerasJan 22, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2009
  14. Johannes SchindelinJan 22, 2009
  15. Hannu KoivistoJan 22, 2009
  16. Felipe ContrerasJan 24, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinJan 24, 2009
  18. Felipe ContrerasJan 24, 2009
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 25, 2009
  20. Felipe ContrerasJan 25, 2009
  21. Jeff KingJan 25, 2009
  22. Wincent ColaiutaJan 25, 2009
  23. Jeff KingJan 25, 2009
  24. Kyle MoffettJan 25, 2009
  25. Johannes SchindelinJan 25, 2009

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