After initializing the config in the newly-created repository, we need to unset GIT_CONFIG so that the global configs are read again. Noticed by Pieter de Bie. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> --- On Fri, 27 Jun 2008, Pieter de Bie wrote: > I sometimes use url.insteadOf to create a shortcut to a central > repository. For example, having something like[*1*] > > [url "git://repo.or.cz/git/"] > insteadOf = "repo:" > > in my global gitconfig allows me to do a 'git fetch > repo:dscho.git'. I'd also like to use that with git clone :). > Currently if I try that, I get > > Vienna:~ pieter$ git clone repo:dscho.git > Initialize dscho/.git > Initialized empty Git repository in /Users/pieter/dscho/.git/ > ssh: Error resolving hostname repo: nodename nor servname provided, > or not known > fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly > > [...] > > Is there an easy fix for this? Yes ;-) builtin-clone.c | 7 +++++++ 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin-clone.c b/builtin-clone.c index 17baa20..965b5fc 100644 --- a/builtin-clone.c +++ b/builtin-clone.c @@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) fprintf(stderr, "Initialize %s\n", git_dir); init_db(option_template, option_quiet ? INIT_DB_QUIET : 0); + /* + * At this point, the config exists, so we do not need the + * environment variable. We actually need to unset it, too, to + * re-enable parsing of the global configs. + */ + unsetenv(CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT); + if (option_reference) setup_reference(git_dir); -- 1.5.6.173.gde14c -- 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