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Re: [PATCH] Make git config fail on variables with no section, as documented

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jul 26, 2009, 16:49 UTC
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Hi,
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, Alex Vandiver wrote:
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> Documentation/config.txt claims:
> 
>     Each variable must belong to some section, which means that there
>     must be a section header before the first setting of a variable.
> 
> However, the parsing code did not enforce this.  This change makes it
> a syntax error to defined a variable before the first section header.
Is there any downside in allowing this?

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 7 of 17 in “Section renaming can lose content”
  1. 0/2 Section renaming can lose contentAlex Vandiver, Jul 24, 2009
  2. 1/2 Make section_name_match start on '[', and return the length on successAlex Vandiver, Jul 24, 2009
  3. 2/2 After renaming a section, print any trailing variable definitionsAlex Vandiver, Jul 24, 2009
  4. Nanako ShiraishiJul 24, 2009
  5. Alex VandiverJul 24, 2009
  6. Make git config fail on variables with no section, as documentedAlex Vandiver, Jul 26, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2009
  8. Alex VandiverJul 26, 2009
  9. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2009
  10. Alex VandiverJul 26, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2009
  12. (unknown)Nanako Shiraishi, Jul 25, 2009
  13. Johannes SchindelinJul 25, 2009
  14. Johannes SchindelinJul 25, 2009
  15. Alex VandiverJul 25, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinJul 25, 2009

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