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Re: [PATCH] parse-options: fix parsing of "--foobar=" with no value

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SRSverre Rabbelier <alturin@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 22, 2008, 18:53 UTC
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On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 8:44 PM, Olivier Marin <dkr+ml.git@free.fr> wrote:
> We should instead, exit with an error if a value is required, or use
> the default one if the value is optional.

This makes no sense, when I run "git foo --bar=" I either mean "set bar to empty" or I typo-ed. Why would I specify "--bar=" if I want the default value?

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Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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  1. parse-options: fix parsing of "--foobar=" with no valueOlivier Marin, Jul 22, 2008
  2. Sverre RabbelierJul 22, 2008
  3. Pierre HabouzitJul 22, 2008
  4. Olivier MarinJul 22, 2008
  5. Johannes SchindelinJul 22, 2008
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