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Re: [RFC PATCH] userdiff: ship built-in driver config file

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 19, 2019, 15:02 UTC
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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:
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> But /etc/gitconfig would be the wrong place, because it would not be
> updated when a new version ships with new patterns.
>
> I would suggest to install the file as $prefix/share/git-core/userdiff
> although the name "userdiff" sounds like an accident. How about
> .../filetypes?

I am not sure about the filename, but I do agree with your choice of "somewhere under $prefix/share/".

Thanks.
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