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Re: [BUG] git config: cygwin git version 1.6.1.2 does not deletes empty sections

From
Michał Kiedrowicz <michal.kiedrowicz@gmail.com>
Date
May 6, 2009, 20:43 UTC
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Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Constantine Plotnikov
> <constantine.plotnikov@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The bug is also confirmed on MSYS git version 1.6.2.2.1669.g7eaf8.
> 
> The same issue is present in git 1.6.2.1 on Linux. Not that I'm too
> sure it's really a bug, though ;)
>

Happens also in master (v1.6.3-rc4-29-g8146f19). IMO this is because git_parse_file() reports only *variables*, not *sections* and store_aux() doesn't find empty section.

-- Michał Kiedrowicz

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  1. Constantine PlotnikovMay 6, 2009
  2. Constantine PlotnikovMay 6, 2009
  3. Erik Faye-LundMay 6, 2009
  4. Michał KiedrowiczMay 6, 2009

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