On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> It's much easier for everyone to just use git config --global than >> explain how create and edit the .gitconfig file. If this is explained >> it shouldn't be in the "Telling git your name" section. > > I think it is Ok to have, and it probably is helpful to have, a document > that accompanies the generic manual, "Platform supplement", to explain > things like "On this platform, what is referred to as $HOME in the generic > manual is implemented as %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%", to cover peculiarities of > each platform. > > But I think it is going backwards to butcher the description in the main > manual in order to make the platform supplement shorter. Even Windows is > not a good enough reason to break the logical ordering of how things > should be best taught to the readers of the manual, which is not specific > to a platform. That's why I think there should be a whole section regarding git configuration before "Telling git your name". However, my last proposal was to have both the git config --global *and* the $HOME/.gitconfig description. Is there any argument against that? -- Felipe Contreras -- 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
