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Re: [PATCHv3 2/3] cvsimport: fix the parsing of uppercase config options

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 1, 2010, 16:34 UTC
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<20101201163406.GD26120@burratino>
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(+cc: Jeff, config parsing wizard)
Jakub Narebski wrote:
> Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
>> I somewhat like this idea.  So let's build a full table, shall
>> we?  The embedded dashes are meant for the command-line options
>> rather than the config file.
[...]
> Good idea, though I'd rather we avoid new convention for multi word
> names separated with '-' (multi-word), but rather use camel case
> (multiWord).
No disagreement there. :)
> Currently we have only unfortunate exception of `add.ignore-errors',

Maybe we can teach the config file parser to ignore dashes in addition to case (except in the names of [genus "species"] headings)? That would be an incompatible change for third-party tools, though, so maybe "git config" would have to take an explicit --strip-dashes flag to do it.

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Message 18 of 36 in “cvsimport: partial whitespace cleanup”
  1. 1/3 cvsimport: partial whitespace cleanupMichael J Gruber, Nov 25, 2010
  2. 2/3 cvsimport: fix the parsing of uppercase config optionsMichael J Gruber, Nov 25, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 27, 2010
  4. Michael J GruberNov 28, 2010
  5. 1/3 cvsimport: partial whitespace cleanupMichael J Gruber, Nov 28, 2010
  6. 2/3 cvsimport: fix the parsing of uppercase config optionsMichael J Gruber, Nov 28, 2010
  7. 3/3 cvsimport.txt: document the mapping between config and optionsMichael J Gruber, Nov 28, 2010
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 29, 2010
  9. Michael J GruberNov 30, 2010
  10. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2010
  11. 0/3 uppercase config options for cvsimportMichael J Gruber, Dec 1, 2010
  12. 1/3 cvsimport: partial whitespace cleanupMichael J Gruber, Dec 1, 2010
  13. 2/3 cvsimport: fix the parsing of uppercase config optionsMichael J Gruber, Dec 1, 2010
  14. Martin LanghoffDec 1, 2010
  15. Jonathan NiederDec 1, 2010
  16. Martin LanghoffDec 1, 2010
  17. Jakub NarebskiDec 1, 2010
  18. Jonathan NiederDec 1, 2010
  19. Michael J GruberDec 1, 2010
  20. Jonathan NiederDec 1, 2010
  21. Jeff KingDec 1, 2010
  22. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2010
  23. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2010
  24. Jeff KingDec 1, 2010
  25. add: introduce add.ignoreerrors synonym for add.ignore-errorsJonathan Nieder, Dec 1, 2010
  26. Jeff KingDec 1, 2010
  27. Jonathan NiederDec 1, 2010
  28. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2010
  29. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2010
  30. Jeff KingDec 1, 2010
  31. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2010
  32. 3/3 cvsimport.txt: document the mapping between config and optionsMichael J Gruber, Dec 1, 2010
  33. Martin LanghoffDec 1, 2010
  34. Michael J GruberDec 1, 2010
  35. 3/3 cvsimport.txt: document the mapping between config and optionsMichael J Gruber, Nov 25, 2010
  36. Junio C HamanoNov 27, 2010

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