Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document HOME environment variable

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:20:58 +0900

Johannes Sixt <[email-masked]> writes:

>> Just out of curiousity, is Git the only thing that uses $HOME on
>> Windows?  Or among may other programs on Windows that use $HOME, is
>> the way Git gives a fall-back value out of these three variables
>> unusual and deserves documentation?
>
> No Windows native program uses $HOME. Only POSIX-derived tools would
> consider doing so. So, I would answer your question: yes, Git is the
> "only" one insisting in HOME being set. We are free to choose how we set
> it, and the way we do it makes the most sense for Git's purpose. It is
> certainly useful to document how we do it.

That's perfect.  I've marked the topic for 'next' already.

Thanks, all.