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nix-prefetch-git: disable maintenance mode via environment variables #525255

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13 changes: 9 additions & 4 deletions pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/nix-prefetch-git
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Expand Up @@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ fi
init_remote(){
local url=$1
clean_git init --initial-branch=master
# Disable maintenance: it's not useful for a short-lived clone, and
# background maintenance causes non-deterministic builds.
# https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/524215
clean_git config maintenance.auto false
clean_git remote add origin "$url"
if [ -n "$sparseCheckout" ]; then
git config remote.origin.partialclonefilter "blob:none"
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unset XDG_CONFIG_HOME
export GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1


# Disable maintenance: it's not useful for a short-lived clone, and
# background maintenance causes non-deterministic builds.
# https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/524215
export GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=$(( ${GIT_CONFIG_COUNT:-0} + 1 ))
# Not the best but generic enough that it will work with `impureEnvVars`
export "GIT_CONFIG_KEY_$(( GIT_CONFIG_COUNT - 1 ))=maintenance.auto"
export "GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_$(( GIT_CONFIG_COUNT - 1 ))=false"

if test -n "$builder"; then
test -n "$out" -a -n "$url" -a -n "$rev" || usage
if test -n "$rootDir"; then
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