Re: On boolean configuration variables...

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:28:02 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

Boolean configuration variables in $GIT_DIR/config are a bit
strange.

	[bool]
        	var1
                var2 =
                var3 = true
                var4 = yes
                var5 = 1
                var6 = 2
                var7 = false
                var8 = no
                var9 = 0

var1, var3, var5, and var6 are "true"; var2, var7 and var9 are
"false".  var4 and var8 are syntax errors.

Currently "git repo-config --bool --get bool.var1" returns
"false", which is fixed by the attached patch, but I am
wondering if it is a good idea to allow "yes" and "no" as well.

Allowing 'yes' and 'no' to equal 'true' and 'false' respectively sounds
pretty sane and user-friendly.

Why wouldn't you want to do that?

Anand