From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:14:31 GMT
Subject: Re: git config error message
Message-ID: <m2d3049hvs.fsf@igel.home>
In-Reply-To: <CAB9Jk9COSZOske5xzgnE=1oHe7qiwwOzHYE6pJkuZ0sZyZYhng@mail.gmail.com>

Angelo Borsotti <angelo.borsotti@gmail.com> writes:

> Besides that, it is common practice in *nix OSs to
> consider a return != 0 as an error.

Is grep not finding a match an error?  Is cmp finding a difference an
error?  It all depends on the context.

> How can otherwise the user tell a corrupted configuration file from a
> missing key?

You cannot, as long as your configuration file is well-formed, because a
missing key is an expected condition in many cases.

Andreas.

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