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GIT_SSL_CAINFO set incorrectly

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From: Mekeor Melire <mekeor.melire <at> gmail.com>
To: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
Cc: 25422 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25422: GIT_SSL_CAINFO set incorrectly
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:22:01 +0100

> > Adding an option to `search-path-specification' seems like a good idea.
> > Still, I wonder what this snippet from (gnu system) does:
> >
> >     (define (operating-system-environment-variables os)
> >       "Return the environment variables of OS for
> >     @var{session-environment-service-type}, to be used in @file{/etc/environment}."
> >       `(("LANG" . ,(operating-system-locale os))
> >         ("TZ" . ,(operating-system-timezone os))
> >         ("TZDIR" . ,(file-append tzdata "/share/zoneinfo"))
> >         ;; Tell 'modprobe' & co. where to look for modules.
> >         ("LINUX_MODULE_DIRECTORY" . "/run/booted-system/kernel/lib/modules")
> >         ;; These variables are honored by OpenSSL (libssl) and Git.
> >         ("SSL_CERT_DIR" . "/etc/ssl/certs")
> >         ("SSL_CERT_FILE" . "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt")
> >         ("GIT_SSL_CAINFO" . "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt")  
> 
> It defines the content of /etc/environment.

Is there any reason why GIT_SSL_CAINFO has to be set without Git being installed?

I mean, I think the variable just shouldn't be set in /etc/environment by default. It should be set as soon as Git is installed, IMHO.

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