From: Tanay Abhra <tanayabh@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr>,
Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 5/5] add tests for checking the behaviour of "unset.variable"
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 01:13:36 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5432F0E8.7020705@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPc5daXa_Maz3nTr4s=fxxL9FYs8VbndqX-2R_iwo4KRHCKQhA@mail.gmail.com>
On 10/7/2014 12:58 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
> The point is to prevent"git config --add foo.baz anothervalue" starting from
>
> --- --- ---
> [foo]
> bar = some
> [unset] variable = foo.baz
> --- --- ---
>
> from adding foo.baz next to existing foo.bar. We would want to end up with
>
> --- --- ---
> [foo]
> bar = some
> [unset] variable = foo.baz
> [foo]
> baz = anothervalue
> --- --- ---
>
> So "When dealing with foo.baz, ignore everything above the last unset.variable
> that unsets foo.baz" is what I meant (and I think that is how I wrote).
>
Yes, that was what I inferred too, I should have worded it more carefully, thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-10-06 19:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-10-02 13:24 [PATCH/RFC 0/5] add "unset.variable" for unsetting previously set variables Tanay Abhra
2014-10-02 13:24 ` [PATCH/RFC 1/5] config.c : move configset_iter() to an appropriate position Tanay Abhra
2014-10-02 13:24 ` [PATCH/RFC 2/5] make git_config_with_options() to use a configset Tanay Abhra
2014-10-02 13:24 ` [PATCH/RFC 3/5] add "unset.variable" for unsetting previously set variables Tanay Abhra
2014-10-02 13:24 ` [PATCH/RFC 4/5] document the new "unset.variable" variable Tanay Abhra
2014-10-02 13:24 ` [PATCH/RFC 5/5] add tests for checking the behaviour of "unset.variable" Tanay Abhra
2014-10-02 20:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-02 20:18 ` Tanay Abhra
2014-10-02 20:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-02 20:35 ` Tanay Abhra
2014-10-02 23:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-03 7:01 ` Matthieu Moy
2014-10-03 18:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-03 18:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-03 19:49 ` Matthieu Moy
2014-10-03 20:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-06 18:59 ` Tanay Abhra
2014-10-06 19:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-06 19:43 ` Tanay Abhra [this message]
2014-10-02 19:29 ` [PATCH/RFC 0/5] add "unset.variable" for unsetting previously set variables Junio C Hamano
2014-10-02 20:41 ` Jeff King
2014-10-02 19:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-07 11:17 ` Jakub Narębski
2014-10-07 16:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-08 5:46 ` Matthieu Moy
2014-10-08 17:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-08 18:37 ` Matthieu Moy
2014-10-08 19:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-10-10 8:11 ` Jeff King
2014-10-13 18:21 ` Junio C Hamano
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