Add an explanatory comment on why we are zeroing out the global .gitc…

…onfig.
diffplug · Jan 6, 2025 · 7a985fb · 7a985fb
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diff --git a/lib-extra/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/extra/GitAttributesLineEndings.java b/lib-extra/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/extra/GitAttributesLineEndings.java
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ static class RuntimeInit {
 			/////////////////////////////////
 			// USER AND SYSTEM-WIDE VALUES //
 			/////////////////////////////////
-			FS.DETECTED.setGitSystemConfig(new File("no-global-git-config-for-spotless"));
+			FS.DETECTED.setGitSystemConfig(new File("no-global-git-config-for-spotless")); // this fixes a problem
+			// that was only occurring on Java 11. If we remove support for Java 11, we could probably remove it.
 			systemConfig = SystemReader.getInstance().openSystemConfig(null, FS.DETECTED);
 			Errors.log().run(systemConfig::load);
 			userConfig = SystemReader.getInstance().openUserConfig(systemConfig, FS.DETECTED);