From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:21:12 GMT
Subject: Re: [GSOC PATCH v5 3/3] environment: remove the global variable 'sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns'
Message-ID: <xmqqecuzeynr.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAE7as+YeTuQh_BzZSLuVTimrddp5-OBtpMa81KFhd+3zDqDiMg@mail.gmail.com>

Ayush Chandekar <ayu.chandekar@gmail.com> writes:

> Yes, I get your point. However, if we look at settings which are
> shifted to `struct repo_settings`, the behaviour is to set a
> fallback/default value in case of an invalid input, instead of
> throwing an error.

So the user will not be told about misconfiguration like they used
to?  Is that an acceptable way forward, I have to wonder...