Detect systems that have no user name set in GECOS, and also don't have user.name set in git config, and put in a workaround so that commits to the git-annex branch (and the assistant) will still succeed despite git not liking the system configuration.

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+{- git-annex environment
+ -
+ - Copyright 2012 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
+ -
+ - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ -}
+
+module Annex.Environment where
+
+import Common.Annex
+import Utility.UserInfo
+import qualified Git.Config
+
+import System.Posix.Env
+
+{- Checks that the system's environment allows git to function.
+ - Git requires a GECOS username, or suitable git configuration, or
+ - environment variables. -}
+checkEnvironment :: Annex ()
+checkEnvironment = do
+	gitusername <- fromRepo $ Git.Config.getMaybe "user.name"
+	when (gitusername == Nothing || gitusername == Just "") $
+		liftIO checkEnvironmentIO
+
+checkEnvironmentIO :: IO ()
+checkEnvironmentIO = do
+	whenM (null <$> myUserGecos) $ do
+		username <- myUserName
+		-- existing environment is not overwritten
+		setEnv "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME" username False
+		setEnv "GIT_COMMITTER_NAME" username False