From: "Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 0/2] config: suggest the correct form when key contains "="
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:39:15 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <pull.2302.v5.git.git.1780407557.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2302.v4.git.git.1779823288005.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
* New commit config: let git_config_parse_key() validate quietly adds a
quiet parameter (and an optional store_key) so callers can validate
without writing to stderr.
* Validation in die_missing_set_value() now routes through
git_config_parse_key(key, NULL, NULL, 1) instead of the previous local
helper.
* Added tests for 1foo.bar=baz and foo.some.b_r=baz.
Harald Nordgren (2):
config: let git_config_parse_key() validate quietly
config: improve diagnostic for "set" with missing value
builtin/config.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
config.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++----------
config.h | 2 +-
submodule-config.c | 2 +-
t/t1300-config.sh | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
base-commit: 9ac3f193c05c2237e2b14ebaa1149e9fc8a1abe0
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2302%2FHaraldNordgren%2Fconfig-hint-equals-key-v5
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2302/HaraldNordgren/config-hint-equals-key-v5
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2302
Range-diff vs v4:
-: ---------- > 1: d938ebf95a config: let git_config_parse_key() validate quietly
1: 780b99409c ! 2: e5a2070ee1 config: improve diagnostic for "set" with missing value
@@ builtin/config.c: static void check_argc(int argc, int min, int max)
exit(129);
}
-+static int is_valid_key(const char *key)
-+{
-+ const char *last_dot = strrchr(key, '.');
-+
-+ return last_dot && isalpha(last_dot[1]);
-+}
-+
+static NORETURN void die_missing_set_value(const char *arg)
+{
+ const char *last_dot = strrchr(arg, '.');
+ const char *eq = last_dot ? strchr(last_dot + 1, '=') : NULL;
+ char *prefix = eq ? xstrndup(arg, eq - arg) : NULL;
+
-+ if (prefix && is_valid_key(prefix)) {
++ if (prefix && !git_config_parse_key(prefix, NULL, NULL, 1)) {
+ error(_("missing value to set to the variable '%s'"), arg);
+ advise(_("did you mean \"git config set %s %s\"?"),
+ prefix, eq + 1);
-+ } else if (is_valid_key(arg)) {
++ } else if (!git_config_parse_key(arg, NULL, NULL, 1)) {
+ error(_("missing value to set to the variable '%s'"), arg);
+ } else {
+ error(_("missing value to set to a variable with an invalid name '%s'"),
@@ t/t1300-config.sh: test_expect_success 'invalid key' '
+ test_grep ! "did you mean" err
+'
+
++test_expect_success 'set with 1 arg: digit-led section name is valid' '
++ test_must_fail git config set 1foo.bar=baz 2>err &&
++ test_grep "missing value to set to the variable .1foo\\.bar=baz." err &&
++ test_grep "did you mean .git config set 1foo\\.bar baz." err
++'
++
++test_expect_success 'set with 1 arg: subsection plus invalid variable name' '
++ test_must_fail git config set foo.some.b_r=baz 2>err &&
++ test_grep "missing value to set to a variable with an invalid name .foo\\.some\\.b_r=baz." err &&
++ test_grep ! "did you mean" err
++'
++
+test_expect_success 'set with 1 arg of valid key reports missing value' '
+ test_must_fail git config set pull.rebase 2>err &&
+ test_grep "missing value to set to the variable .pull\\.rebase." err &&
--
gitgitgadget
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-02 13:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-13 13:58 [PATCH] config: suggest the correct form when key contains "=" Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-14 21:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-14 22:16 ` [PATCH] fetch: add fetch.pruneLocalBranches config Harald Nordgren
2026-05-15 1:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-15 7:56 ` Email issues Harald Nordgren
2026-05-15 12:02 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-05-15 9:39 ` [PATCH] fetch: add fetch.pruneLocalBranches config Harald Nordgren
2026-05-16 12:51 ` [PATCH] config: suggest the correct form when key contains "=" Harald Nordgren
2026-05-16 12:52 ` [PATCH v2] config: suggest the correct form when key contains "=" in set context Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-25 8:33 ` [PATCH v3] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-25 9:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-26 19:21 ` [PATCH v4] config: improve diagnostic for "set" with missing value Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-26 19:24 ` Harald Nordgren
2026-06-01 23:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-01 23:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-02 13:39 ` Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-06-02 13:39 ` [PATCH v5 1/2] config: let git_config_parse_key() validate quietly Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-06-02 14:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-02 16:31 ` Harald Nordgren
2026-06-02 13:39 ` [PATCH v5 2/2] config: improve diagnostic for "set" with missing value Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-06-02 14:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-02 18:43 ` [PATCH v6 0/2] config: suggest the correct form when key contains "=" Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-06-02 18:43 ` [PATCH v6 1/2] config: add git_config_key_is_valid() for quiet validation Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-06-02 18:43 ` [PATCH v6 2/2] config: improve diagnostic for "set" with missing value Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
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