Re: git config oddity

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Jul 15, 2008, 15:33 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0807151631520.8950@racer>
In-Reply-To: <bd6139dc0807150829n2b3c88d7p18c203e93cd4e0c1@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Sverre Rabbelier wrote:

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> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> > It is somewhat unfortunate that setting a variable does not find the 
> > section; the reason is that it sees sections only when a variable is 
> > set (to avoid having to do the parsing itself).
> 
> Ah, unfortunate indeed. I'm not sure I understand why it does not see 
> the existing header? I had a look at config.c but I couldn't really make 
> out why it doesn't.

The config writing uses the config parser to determine where the locations of the config variables (and therefore, sections) are by using the parser, and remembering the position in the file.

> Would it be difficult to add that?

Yes.

Ciao, Dscho