From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
To: Eli Barzilay <eli@barzilay•org>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: Minor bug: git config ignores empty sections
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:46:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqvaz2gc24.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALO-gutdz5VMgoRmbqEa9UiaTC+L2Sy2n-3AF+zfPr-X8+1U4A@mail.gmail.com> (Eli Barzilay's message of "Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:29:27 -0400")
Eli Barzilay <eli@barzilay•org> writes:
> Looks like there's a problem with setting a config with an empty
> section, making it create a new section. The result is:
Thanks; this unfortunately is a well-known issue, that once was even
(supposed to be) a part of GSoC project but hasn't been solved.
The latest mention of the same issue I think is
https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqeg95aor6.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
which redirects to
If you are interested, start here:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/219505/focus=219524
but gmane web interface is not working and an equivalent is here:
https://public-inbox.org/git/20130329195155.GA19994@sigill.intra.peff.net/
prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-08-15 17:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-08-15 1:29 Minor bug: git config ignores empty sections Eli Barzilay
2016-08-15 12:09 ` Jeff King
2016-08-15 17:34 ` Andreas Schwab
2016-08-15 18:09 ` Jeff King
2016-08-15 18:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-08-15 18:54 ` Andreas Schwab
2016-08-15 18:55 ` Jeff King
2016-08-15 20:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2016-08-16 4:06 ` Eli Barzilay
2016-08-16 12:36 ` Jeff King
2016-08-21 17:09 ` Jakub Narębski
2016-08-15 17:46 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
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