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Re: [BUG] submodule config does not apply to upper case submodules?

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 15, 2017, 23:11 UTC
Message-ID
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com> writes:
>
>> I had some time to look into this, and yes, command-line parameters
>> are too aggressively downcased ("git_config_parse_parameter" calls
>> "strbuf_tolower" on the entire key part in config.c).
>
> Ahh, thanks.  So this is not about submodules at all; it is -c var=VAL
> where var is downcased too aggressively.
Perhaps something like this?
 config.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index c6b874a7bf..98bf8fee32 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -201,6 +201,20 @@ void git_config_push_parameter(const char *text)
 	strbuf_release(&env);
 }
 
+static void canonicalize_config_variable_name(struct strbuf *var)
+{
+	char *first_dot = strchr(var->buf, '.');
+	char *last_dot = strrchr(var->buf, '.');
+	char *cp;
+
+	if (first_dot)
+		for (cp = var->buf; *cp && cp < first_dot; cp++)
+			*cp = tolower(*cp);
+	if (last_dot)
+		for (cp = last_dot; *cp; cp++)
+			*cp = tolower(*cp);
+}
+
 int git_config_parse_parameter(const char *text,
 			       config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 {
@@ -223,7 +237,7 @@ int git_config_parse_parameter(const char *text,
 		strbuf_list_free(pair);
 		return error("bogus config parameter: %s", text);
 	}
-	strbuf_tolower(pair[0]);
+	canonicalize_config_variable_name(pair[0]);
 	if (fn(pair[0]->buf, value, data) < 0) {
 		strbuf_list_free(pair);
 		return -1;
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Message 9 of 41 in “[BUG] submodule config does not apply to upper case submodules?”
  1. Lars SchneiderFeb 15, 2017
  2. t7400: cleanup "submodule add clone shallow submodule" testLars Schneider, Feb 15, 2017
  3. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  5. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  7. Jonathan TanFeb 15, 2017
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  10. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  12. Stefan BellerFeb 15, 2017
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2017
  14. Jeff KingFeb 16, 2017
  15. Jonathan TanFeb 15, 2017
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  17. config: preserve <subsection> case for one-shot config on the command lineJunio C Hamano, Feb 15, 2017
  18. Lars SchneiderFeb 16, 2017
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2017
  20. Jeff KingFeb 16, 2017
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2017
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2017
  23. Lars SchneiderFeb 20, 2017
  24. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2017
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2017
  26. config: preserve <subsection> case for one-shot config on the command lineJunio C Hamano, Feb 21, 2017
  27. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2017
  28. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  29. config: reject invalid VAR in 'git -c VAR=VAL command'Junio C Hamano, Feb 21, 2017
  30. Stefan BellerFeb 21, 2017
  31. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2017
  32. config: reject invalid VAR in 'git -c VAR=VAL command'Junio C Hamano, Feb 21, 2017
  33. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2017
  34. Jeff KingFeb 23, 2017
  35. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2017
  36. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2017
  37. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2017
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2017
  39. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2017
  40. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2017
  41. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2017

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