From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] config: introduce an Operating System-specific `includeIf` condition
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:03:03 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqwn7nua88.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.1429.git.1669037992587.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget's message of "Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:39:52 +0000")
"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
writes:
> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
>
> It is relatively common for users to maintain identical `~/.gitconfig`
> files across all of their setups, using the `includeIf` construct
> liberally to adjust the settings to the respective setup as needed.
>
> In case of Operating System-specific adjustments, Git currently offers
> no support to the users and they typically use a work-around like this:
>
> [includeIf "gitdir:/home/"]
> path = ~/.gitconfig-linux
> [includeIf "gitdir:/Users/"]
> path = ~/.gitconfig-mac
> [includeIf "gitdir:C:"]
> path = ~/.gitconfig-windows
>
> However, this is fragile, as it would not even allow to discern between
> Operating Systems that happen to host their home directories in
> `/home/`, such as Linux and the BSDs.
>
> Let's introduce a new condition: `os:<uname-s>` where `<uname-s>` is the
> system name, i.e. the output of `uname -s`.
As I am not confident enough that we made the best choice that would
last forever with the initial attempt when we picked "uname -s" as
the way to switch on "OS", I wouldn't call it "OS". Perhaps
[includeIf "uname-s:Linux"] path = ...
would be what I would pick. Other than that, the feature makes
quite a lot of sense.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-11-22 0:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-11-21 13:39 [PATCH] config: introduce an Operating System-specific `includeIf` condition Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2022-11-21 13:51 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-21 15:51 ` Phillip Wood
2022-11-21 19:18 ` Johannes Schindelin
2022-11-21 19:19 ` [PATCH v2] " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2022-11-21 23:32 ` Jeff King
2022-11-23 11:54 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2022-11-24 0:56 ` Jeff King
2022-11-22 14:01 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-22 14:31 ` Phillip Wood
2022-11-23 0:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-11-23 15:07 ` Phillip Wood
2022-11-23 23:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-11-22 18:40 ` Philippe Blain
2022-11-23 10:40 ` Philip Oakley
2022-11-25 7:31 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-17 7:04 ` Samuel Ferencik
2023-04-17 18:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-18 2:04 ` Felipe Contreras
2023-04-19 12:22 ` Johannes Schindelin
2023-04-19 14:26 ` Chris Torek
2023-04-19 14:32 ` Samuel Ferencik
2023-04-19 15:21 ` rsbecker
2023-04-19 16:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-19 16:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-11-22 0:03 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
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