From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:46:27 GMT
Subject: Re: Minor bug: git config ignores empty sections
Message-ID: <xmqqvaz2gc24.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CALO-gutdz5VMgoRmbqEa9UiaTC+L2Sy2n-3AF+zfPr-X8+1U4A@mail.gmail.com>

Eli Barzilay <eli@barzilay.org> writes:

> Looks like there's a problem with setting a config with an empty
> section, making it create a new section.  The result is:

Thanks; this unfortunately is a well-known issue, that once was even
(supposed to be) a part of GSoC project but hasn't been solved.

The latest mention of the same issue I think is

https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqeg95aor6.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/

which redirects to

    If you are interested, start here:

    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/219505/focus=219524

but gmane web interface is not working and an equivalent is here:

https://public-inbox.org/git/20130329195155.GA19994@sigill.intra.peff.net/