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Re: [PATCH] user.default: New config to prevent using the default values for user.*

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 5, 2008, 21:01 UTC
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Santi Béjar <sbejar@gmail.com> writes:
> Useful when you want a different email/name for each repository
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> +user.default::
> +	If false the defaults values for user.email and user.name are not
> +	used. Useful when you want a different email/name for each
> +	repository, normally set in the global config file.
> +

Wouldn't it be better to use user.noDefault, or user.explicit, or user.dontGuess... user.default seems like place to provide some default value, not place to decide if there should be some fallback default values or not.

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Jakub Narebski
Poland
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  1. user.default: New config to prevent using the default values for user.*Santi Béjar, Mar 5, 2008
  2. Jon LoeligerMar 5, 2008
  3. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinMar 5, 2008
  5. Daniel BarkalowMar 5, 2008
  6. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  7. Alex RiesenMar 5, 2008
  8. Santi BéjarMar 6, 2008
  9. Alex RiesenMar 7, 2008
  10. Santi BéjarMar 8, 2008
  11. Johannes SchindelinMar 8, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2008
  13. Johannes SchindelinMar 8, 2008
  14. Jakub NarebskiMar 5, 2008
  15. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2008
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  21. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2008
  23. Santi BéjarMar 6, 2008

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