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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] config --get --path: check for unset $HOME
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:08:37 -0500
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=C6var Arnfj=F6r=F0 Bjarmason wrote:

> Should we maybe fall back on checking pw_dir in getpwuid() if $HOME i=
sn't set?

Maybe.  Why?  On Unix I suspect it is such a rare case as to not
justify complicating the rules, but I do not know if it would help on
other platforms.

Jonathan