Re: [BUG] git config does not reuse section name

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Dec 7, 2009, 20:54 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <fabb9a1e0912071223l21c70e2ax9b0e3c9976ae9d7@mail.gmail.com>

Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 21:04, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> If I recall correctly, this hasn't been even noticed/reported/recognized
>> as an issue, ever since the "git repo-config" was introduced (which later
>> was renamed to "git config").
>
> I poked Dscho about it at some point.
>
>> Dscho, do you remember details?
>
> He told me that the 'git config' code is so horrible that it's
> nigh-impossible to change the behavior, hence why he didn't do it :P.

Hmm, sad.  I thought it was mostly his code...