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

From: Constantine Plotnikov <constantine.plotnikov@gmail.com>
Date: May 6, 2009, 16:04 UTC
Message-ID: <85647ef50905060904w49879c57r4a5773a487f09c85@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <85647ef50905060850t2e6c2051jfa6d3596b680cc74@mail.gmail.com>

The bug is also confirmed on MSYS git version 1.6.2.2.1669.g7eaf8.

Constantine

On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Constantine Plotnikov <constantine.plotnikov@gmail.com> wrote:

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> I have encountered a bug related to git config in cygwin git version 1.6.1.2
>
> The git config --unset might leave an empty section when the last
> property is deleted. But consequent "git config key value" does not
> uses this empty section. So the following script leaves a sequence of
> empty sections "[a]". Looks like a disk space leak to me.
>
> git config a.b a
> git config --unset a.b
> git config a.b a
> git config --unset a.b
> git config a.b a
> git config --unset a.b
> git config a.b a
> git config --unset a.b
>
> The resulting .git/config file:
>
> [core]
>        repositoryformatversion = 0
>        filemode = true
>        bare = false
>        logallrefupdates = true
>        ignorecase = true
> [a]
> [a]
> [a]
> [a]
>
> Was this bug fixed in later versions?
>
> Constantine
>