Add changelog entry

haskell · Oct 30, 2024 · 3797793 · 3797793
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+synopsis: Fix a bug that causes `cabal init` to crash if `git` is not installed
+packages: cabal-install
+prs: #10486
+issues: #10484 #8478
+significance:
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+description: {
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+- `cabal init` tries to use `git config` to guess the user's name and email.
+  It no longer crashes if there is no executable named `git` on $PATH.
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+}