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

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 22, 2009, 16:48 UTC
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Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> writes:
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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);
> +	}
> +

I do not think I suggested anything like this, so I'd decline to take credit for this patch.

Strictly speaking, "--bool --get-colorbool diff.color 1" shouldn't error out, don't you think? And it certainly shouldn't say "--get-color".

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Message 7 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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