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Bug 358742 - "Home Directory" dialog should say it is using C:\git by default
Summary: "Home Directory" dialog should say it is using C:\git by default
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: EGit
Classification: Technology
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
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Assignee: Project Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2011-09-23 12:03 EDT by Carolyn MacLeod CLA
Modified: 2011-09-24 07:07 EDT (History)
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2011-09-23 12:03 EDT, Carolyn MacLeod CLA 		no flags Details
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Description Carolyn MacLeod CLA 2011-09-23 12:03:26 EDT 
Created attachment 203918 [details]
git home directory dialog

EGit 1.2.0.201109231014 (nightly build, but problem probably exists on all)

The first time using egit on Windows, the (attached) "Home Directory" dialog opened when I switched to the Git Repositories perspective. The dialog told me that the git user config and repositories would be stored in my C:\ directory unless I go out and set the HOME environment variable. I did not want to have everything stored up in C:\ so I created a HOME environment variable and set its value to C:\GIT.

However when I went to clone a repository, the actual destination directory used was C:\GIT\git\.... which is not what I want either.

In the end, I deleted the HOME environment variable and I was happy, however the dialog should really say that it will use C:\git by default, not C:\.