ERROR: ArgumentError: Git: Global Git config is missing required value 'user.name'

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1

Hello,
trying to create package:

julia> using PkgTemplates
julia> t=Template(;user=“duselguy”)
or
julia> t=Template()

but receive the same error above.

.gitconfig contents:

[github]
	user = duselguy
[core]
	editor = \"C:\\Users\\VladimirF\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\bin\\code\" --wait

Thanks,
Vladimir
P.S. Win 10, julia version 1.7.2

2

Seems you need to set up your identity though git: Git - First-Time Git Setup

3

Thank you,
with the correct .gitconfig:

[user]
	name = duselguy

it works.
Best regards,
Vladimir

4

I intentionally do not have my username set in my Git global config, as I need to make sure it is correctly configured per-project; I work under multiple organizations that each require a different Git username. Is there some technical limitation that necessitates a globally-configured username, or does PkgTemplates.jl force the user to do so out of blind pedantry?

5

A simpler explanation is that none of the developers have had a need for a locally configured username, and that nobody else has volunteered an implementation.

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