From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:54:16 GMT
Subject: Re: Minor bug: git config ignores empty sections
Message-ID: <87y43x3lt3.fsf@linux-m68k.org>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqh9alhoor.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Aug 15 2016, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

> If we were to remove the section header at this point, we should
> be removing the comment two out of three cases.
>
>  - if it is about section.key, it should go when section.key goes.
>  - if it is about section, it should go when section goes.
>  - if it is a more generic comment about this configuration file,
>    it should stay.

The comment may not be related to the surrounding keys, but just a
commented-out config key that you want to keep around for reference.

Andreas.

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