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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] git config does not reuse section name
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:54:45 -0800
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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 21:04, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> If I recall correctly, this hasn't been even noticed/reported/recognized
>> as an issue, ever since the "git repo-config" was introduced (which later
>> was renamed to "git config").
>
> I poked Dscho about it at some point.
>
>> Dscho, do you remember details?
>
> He told me that the 'git config' code is so horrible that it's
> nigh-impossible to change the behavior, hence why he didn't do it :P.

Hmm, sad.  I thought it was mostly his code...