> > I don't even think we need to query the user to fill out all of the > > fields. We can prepopulate a lot of the fields (name, e-mail address, > > etc.) from OS specific defaults that are available on most systems --- > > specifically, the default values we would use the name and e-mail > > address are not specified in a config file. > > Please don't. Or you end up again with Commiters like sb@localhost, > sbeller@(None) or alike. I mean it's just one question once you setup > a new computer, so I'd really like to see that question and then > answer myself (at university/employer I might put in another email > address than at home anyway, and I'm sure my boxes have no sane > defaults) Yes, try to guess a good default but let the user change it if he wants to, and if he presses enter the default is used. It's not a big deal to have to press enter a few times the first time you use git. That or make a new "git setup" command which interactively sets up your .gitconfig. Philippe -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html