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"LibGit2Sharp.LibGit2SharpException : the ProgramData file 'config' doesn't exist: " on macOS

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp, git
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by reproducing Configuration.BuildFrom(null) on macOS and trace its call to git_config_find_programdata. Compare the macOS behavior with supported platforms to identify the configuration lookup path. Done means the call succeeds on macOS without the missing ProgramData config exception.

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Description

Reproduction steps

Call Configuration.BuildFrom(null) on macOS.

Expected behavior

It should work fine.

Actual behavior

An exception is thrown because git_config_find_programdata does not work on macOS.

Dominant language
C#
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