On January 29, 2025 11:42 AM, Junio C Hamano. Wrote: ><rsbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Thank you for filling out a Git bug report! >> >> Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue. >> >> What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your >> issue) export PREFIX=/home/randall git config --system --list >> >> What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) Git should use >> ${PREFIX}/etc/gitconfig instead of the build location to > >But that is now how PREFIX works, as far as I remember. PREFIX is a build-time >thing. > >Perhaps you are looking for RUNTIME_PREFIX build-time option? I do not know >how well it is maintained these days, and if it allows you to futz with the paths at >runtime (without _moving_ the executable and all other installation material en >masse), though. The documentation on the Environment Configuration page seems to imply that these are run-time variables, not build time, which should come from the config.mak.uname. In any event, I'm in a situation where I do not have the security to create the actual ../etc directory so am trying to test an alternate location. Some of the customers I am supporting have experienced this also. Any ideas on handling an execution time override of the system location, instead of just using GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM to turn off --system? I would gladly add GIT_CONFIG_SYSTEM=path with a little guidance, if that's what it comes down to. --Randall