From: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
To: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com,
"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>,
"Phillip Wood" <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
"Jean-Noël Avila" <jn.avila@free.fr>,
"Derrick Stolee" <stolee@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:13:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aYxyV1P4QUPmBzeZ@pks.im> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2044.git.1770698579.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 04:42:54AM +0000, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:
> This is marked as an RFC because I need to add some more tests and because
> this is a behavior change! If there are any tools currently passing the
> --type=<X> argument to git config list then they will have a change of
> behavior with this series. It's an easy workaround: drop the --type argument
> or add --no-type to go back to the previous behavior.
I think this is not a huge problem. It simply reads like a bug to me
that the command accepts the option, but doesn't honor it. Sure, it can
lead to different behaviour, but I think that's acceptable.
Patrick
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-11 12:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-10 4:42 [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 1/5] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 2/5] parse: add git_parse_maybe_pathname() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-11 12:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 3/5] config: allow format_config() to filter Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 5:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-10 18:12 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 4/5] config: create special init for list mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 4:42 ` [PATCH 5/5] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-11 12:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-11 17:49 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-12 6:39 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-10 4:59 ` [PATCH 0/5] [RFC] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Junio C Hamano
2026-02-10 18:18 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-11 12:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt [this message]
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 00/13] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 01/13] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 02/13] config: add 'gently' parameter to format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:04 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 03/13] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:04 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-17 16:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 16:13 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 04/13] config: format int64s gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-14 0:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23 3:41 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 05/13] config: format bools gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 06/13] config: format bools or ints gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23 3:25 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 07/13] config: format bools or strings in helper Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 08/13] parse: add git_parse_maybe_pathname() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 09/13] config: format paths gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 10/13] config: format expiry dates gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 11/13] color: add color_parse_gently() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-17 16:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-23 2:12 ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-23 5:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 12/13] config: format colors gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 23:55 ` [PATCH v2 13/13] config: restructure format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-17 9:05 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 00/13] Make 'git config list --type=' parse and filter types Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 01/13] config: move show_all_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 02/13] config: add 'gently' parameter to format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 03/13] config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 04/13] config: format int64s gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 05/13] config: format bools gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 06/13] config: format bools or ints gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 07/13] config: format bools or strings in helper Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 08/13] config: format paths gently Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 09/13] config: format expiry dates quietly Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 10/13] color: add color_parse_quietly() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 11/13] config: format colors quietly Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 12/13] config: restructure format_config() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2026-02-23 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 13/13] config: use an enum for type Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
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