3 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
index 784f19eccb..e6b2851b91 100644
--- a/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake-dev/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def runfetchcmd(cmd, d, quiet = False):
     # rather than host provided
     # Also include some other variables.
     # FIXME: Should really include all export varaiables?
-    exportvars = ['PATH', 'GIT_PROXY_HOST', 'GIT_PROXY_PORT', 'http_proxy', 'ftp_proxy']
+    exportvars = ['PATH', 'GIT_PROXY_HOST', 'GIT_PROXY_PORT', 'GIT_CONFIG', 'http_proxy', 'ftp_proxy']
 
     for var in exportvars:
         val = data.getVar(var, d, True)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
index 784f19eccb..e6b2851b91 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def runfetchcmd(cmd, d, quiet = False):
     # rather than host provided
     # Also include some other variables.
     # FIXME: Should really include all export varaiables?
-    exportvars = ['PATH', 'GIT_PROXY_HOST', 'GIT_PROXY_PORT', 'http_proxy', 'ftp_proxy']
+    exportvars = ['PATH', 'GIT_PROXY_HOST', 'GIT_PROXY_PORT', 'GIT_CONFIG', 'http_proxy', 'ftp_proxy']
 
     for var in exportvars:
         val = data.getVar(var, d, True)
diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 9c8cdd8d15..1b70bfdd5f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -725,13 +725,15 @@ def base_get_metadata_svn_revision(d):
                 pass
         return revision
 
+GIT_CONFIG = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/usr/etc/gitconfig"
+
 def generate_git_config(e):
         import bb
         import os
         from bb import data
 
         if data.getVar('GIT_CORE_CONFIG', e.data, True):
-                gitconfig_path = bb.data.expand("${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/usr/etc/gitconfig", e.data)
+                gitconfig_path = bb.data.getVar('GIT_CONFIG', e.data, True)
                 proxy_command = "    gitproxy = %s\n" % data.getVar('GIT_PROXY_COMMAND', e.data, True)
 
                 bb.mkdirhier(bb.data.expand("${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/usr/etc/", e.data))
@@ -748,10 +750,6 @@ 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 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)}"