note about sudo behavior

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diff --git a/etckeeper b/etckeeper
index d7b94a0..2b2caee 100755
--- a/etckeeper
+++ b/etckeeper
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ if [ -z "$VCS" ]; then
 fi
 export VCS
 
+# Workaround for sudo before 1.7.4p4 which left HOME pointing at user's
+# home directory
 HOME=~root
 export HOME