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+++ b/eric7/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsGit/GitUtilities.py	Sat May 15 18:45:04 2021 +0200
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2014 - 2021 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+Module implementing some common utility functions for the Git package.
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QProcessEnvironment
+
+import Utilities
+
+
+def getConfigPath():
+    """
+    Public function to get the filename of the config file.
+    
+    @return filename of the config file (string)
+    """
+    if Utilities.isWindowsPlatform():
+        userprofile = os.environ["USERPROFILE"]
+        return os.path.join(userprofile, ".gitconfig")
+    else:
+        homedir = Utilities.getHomeDir()
+        return os.path.join(homedir, ".gitconfig")
+
+
+def prepareProcess(proc, language=""):
+    """
+    Public function to prepare the given process.
+    
+    @param proc reference to the process to be prepared (QProcess)
+    @param language language to be set (string)
+    """
+    env = QProcessEnvironment.systemEnvironment()
+    
+    # set the language for the process
+    if language:
+        env.insert("LANGUAGE", language)
+    
+    proc.setProcessEnvironment(env)