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[PATCH B v4 5/5] git config: don't allow --get-color* and variable type

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 21, 2009, 00:49 UTC
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Doing so would be incoherent since --get-color would pick a color slot and ignore the variable type option (e.g. --bool), and the type would require a variable name.

Suggested by Junio C Hamano.
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
---
 builtin-config.c |    5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-config.c b/builtin-config.c
index 8045926..9930568 100644
--- a/builtin-config.c
+++ b/builtin-config.c
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *unused_prefix)
 	if (get_colorbool_slot)
 	    actions |= ACTION_GET_COLORBOOL;
 
+	if ((get_color_slot || get_colorbool_slot) && types) {
+		error("--get-color and variable type are incoherent");
+		usage_with_options(builtin_config_usage, builtin_config_options);
+	}
+
 	if (HAS_MULTI_BITS(actions)) {
 		error("only one action at a time.");
 		usage_with_options(builtin_config_usage, builtin_config_options);
-- 
1.6.1.3
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Message 6 of 13 in “git config: reorganization”
  1. 0/5 git config: reorganizationFelipe Contreras, Feb 21, 2009
  2. 1/5 git config: reorganize to use parseoptFelipe Contreras, Feb 21, 2009
  3. 2/5 git config: don't allow multiple config file locationsFelipe Contreras, Feb 21, 2009
  4. 3/5 git config: don't allow multiple variable typesFelipe Contreras, Feb 21, 2009
  5. 4/5 git config: don't allow extra arguments for -e or -l.Felipe Contreras, Feb 21, 2009
  6. 5/5 git config: don't allow --get-color* and variable typeFelipe Contreras, Feb 21, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2009
  8. Felipe ContrerasFeb 22, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2009
  10. Felipe ContrerasMar 7, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2009
  12. Felipe ContrerasFeb 22, 2009
  13. Felipe ContrerasFeb 21, 2009

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