[NETBEANS-4289] JGit messes up .gitconfig file

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 12.0
• Fix Version/s: 12.3
• Component/s: versioncontrol - Git
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Matthias Bläsing
• Reporter: Anthony Vanelverdinghe
• Created: 01/May/20 09:04
• Updated: 05/Feb/21 21:20
• Resolved: 09/Dec/20 18:35

Description

In JGit 5.1.9, a new "feature" was introduced, which adds JGit-specific configuration to the .gitconfig file.
This is problematic, because (a) my .gitconfig is actually a symlink, and JGit just replaced the symlink with a regular file, and (b) I don't want JGit to touch my .gitconfig at all without me being aware of it.
This was fixed last November, so any release 5.6.0+ should be good (NetBeans currently uses JGit 5.5.0).

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2580