~/.gitconfig is different because it's actually copied — a symlink doesn't get created. This is because we need to run git config --global user.name <name> and git config --global user.email <email>. The problem is that if you want to update your git config, simply running bin/manage install won't apply those updates, as then, ~/.gitconfig would get overwritten. This wouldn't be a problem if the manage script somehow reused your current git name and email.
mcmire
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4 years ago
~/.gitconfigis different because it's actually copied — a symlink doesn't get created. This is because we need to rungit config --global user.name <name>andgit config --global user.email <email>. The problem is that if you want to update your git config, simply runningbin/manage installwon't apply those updates, as then,~/.gitconfigwould get overwritten. This wouldn't be a problem if the manage script somehow reused your current git name and email.