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diff --git a/doc/todo/Give_preference_to_etckeeper.conf_over_existing_repository_for_defining___36__VCS.mdwn b/doc/todo/Give_preference_to_etckeeper.conf_over_existing_repository_for_defining___36__VCS.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..da2f113 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/Give_preference_to_etckeeper.conf_over_existing_repository_for_defining___36__VCS.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +I'm using etckeeper with hg and I will use git to manage some files under /etc apart from etckeeper for some reason. + +However, after I initialize new git repository as /etc/.git, etckeeper starts to use git as $VCS contrary to definition in etckeeper.conf. So I think that definition in etckeeper.conf should be given priority over existing repository. + +The patch is below (from https://github.com/hiraku/etckeeper/commit/02f6d37e50cacddc9605dcbc5c8844b3f4658d6e ): + +```diff +diff --git a/etckeeper b/etckeeper +index 93f2b00..6c63ffb 100755 +--- a/etckeeper ++++ b/etckeeper +@@ -109,14 +109,16 @@ fi + cd "$ETCKEEPER_DIR" + export ETCKEEPER_DIR + +-if [ -d ".git" ]; then +- VCS=git +-elif [ -d ".hg" ]; then +- VCS=hg +-elif [ -d "_darcs" ]; then +- VCS=darcs +-elif [ -d ".bzr" ]; then +- VCS=bzr ++if [ -z "$VCS" ]; then ++ if [ -d ".git" ]; then ++ VCS=git ++ elif [ -d ".hg" ]; then ++ VCS=hg ++ elif [ -d "_darcs" ]; then ++ VCS=darcs ++ elif [ -d ".bzr" ]; then ++ VCS=bzr ++ fi + fi + + if [ -z "$VCS" ]; then +``` + +I would appreciate your consideration. + +Thank you. |