On Montag, 7. Juli 2008, Marius Storm-Olsen wrote: > Now, reading this I wonder if really it should be something different. > The ETC_GITCONFIG and DEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR are really pointing to > configurations which affect all users, right? Shouldn't they then be > located under the "All Users"/"Default User" directory? Normally under > "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data", but retrievable by > SHGetSpecialFolderPath(0, pszPath, CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA, 0); > > Folder description: > "This folder should be used for application data that is not user > specific. For example, an application may store a spell check > dictionary, a database of clip-art or a log file in the > CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA folder. This information will not roam and is > available to anyone using the computer. By default, this location is > read-only for normal (non-admin, non-power) Users."
How is this directory any different from the installation location of a program (C:\Program Files\...), I wonder? I see no need to use this Win32 specific API. -- Hannes
