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Re: [BUG] git config does not reuse section name

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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 7, 2009, 20:23 UTC
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Heya,
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 21:04, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> If I recall correctly, this hasn't been even noticed/reported/recognized
> as an issue, ever since the "git repo-config" was introduced (which later
> was renamed to "git config").
I poked Dscho about it at some point.
> Dscho, do you remember details?

He told me that the 'git config' code is so horrible that it's nigh-impossible to change the behavior, hence why he didn't do it :P.

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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  3. Sverre RabbelierDec 7, 2009
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