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Date:   Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:25:16 -0400
From:   Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
To:     Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] config: require at least one digit when parsing
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On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 10:51:23AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> > This one is easier to test than the last. Just:
> >
> >   git config --int --default='m' some.key
> >
> > works. And even playing devil's advocate, I can't think of a case where
> > anybody would rely on the current behavior.
> 
> Hmph, but --default=" m" would not be caught with the patch with the
> same error, but is still a valid way to say zero mega unit.

I assumed that --default=" m" was supposed to be an error. It is already
in the current code (because strtoimax doesn't skip the whitespace).

I admit I don't care much either way, though.

-Peff