From: Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: git-config: replaces ~/.gitconfig symlink with real file
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:35:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3wswyojj2.fsf@pc7.dolda2000.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.64.0707170834040.14781@racer.site
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, Bradford Smith wrote:
>
>> So, I guess I need to add a GIT_CONFIG_HOME environment variable. If I
>> get that done, I'll send a patch to the list including doc updates.
>
> Alternatively, you could actually not ignore my hint at readlink(2) and
> have a proper fix, instead of playing games with environment variables.
Wouldn't it be nicer to avoid a lot of the complexity in checking
symlinks, environment variables and what not, and just overwrite the
file in place (with open(..., O_TRUNC | O_CREAT))? Does it happen
terribly often that git-config crashes in the middle and leaves the
file broken?
Fredrik Tolf
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-07-17 20:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-15 21:27 git-config: replaces ~/.gitconfig symlink with real file Bradford Smith
2007-07-15 23:30 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-07-16 9:37 ` Nikolai Weibull
2007-07-16 11:33 ` Bradford Smith
2007-07-16 13:26 ` Bradford Smith
2007-07-16 22:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-07-25 16:49 ` [PATCH 0/2] git-config should not replace symlink Bradford C. Smith
2007-07-25 16:49 ` [PATCH 1/2] resolve symlinks when creating lockfiles Bradford C. Smith
2007-07-25 16:49 ` [PATCH 2/2] use lockfile.c routines in git_commit_set_multivar() Bradford C. Smith
2007-07-25 23:35 ` [PATCH 1/2] resolve symlinks when creating lockfiles Junio C Hamano
2007-07-26 16:55 ` [PATCH] use lockfile.c routines in git_commit_set_multivar() Bradford C. Smith
2007-07-26 18:31 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-07-26 18:48 ` Bradford Smith
2007-07-27 4:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-07-27 4:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-07-27 9:05 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-07-27 18:24 ` Bradford Smith
2007-07-26 17:34 ` [PATCH] fully resolve symlinks when creating lockfiles Bradford C. Smith
2007-07-26 18:35 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-07-26 19:34 ` Morten Welinder
2007-07-27 16:50 ` Bradford Smith
2007-07-27 7:05 ` Junio C Hamano
2007-07-17 13:56 ` git-config: replaces ~/.gitconfig symlink with real file Johannes Schindelin
2007-07-17 14:27 ` Matthieu Moy
2007-07-17 20:35 ` Fredrik Tolf [this message]
2007-07-17 20:48 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-07-17 13:39 ` Catalin Marinas
2007-07-17 16:09 ` Johannes Schindelin
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