1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 9cf3863ff1..d72267588e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -748,7 +748,9 @@ def generate_git_config(e):
                         ignore_host = data.getVar('GIT_PROXY_IGNORE_%s' % ignore_count, e.data, True)
                 f.write(proxy_command)
                 f.close
-                if 
+                if not os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser("~/.gitconfig")):
+                        import shutil
+                        shutil.copyfile(gitconfig_path, os.path.expanduser("~/.gitconfig"))
 
 
 METADATA_REVISION ?= "${@base_get_metadata_monotone_revision(d)}"