I think the following form is more simple
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[submodule]
crawler.url = url1
search.url = url2
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So, could we support such simpler form?
Dunno if my vote will count but I really don't like your
proposition. I find clearer with the current notation. What's
more it forces people to be more rigorous when touching their
configuration file.
git config is really simple to use and there should not be
difficult for anybody (even new git users) to set up git using
this helper tool. We should not recommend beginners to manually
edit their .git/config file when git-config could be used.
Xavier
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 02:00:03AM +0100, Xavier Maillard wrote:
I think the following form is more simple
---------------------------------
[submodule]
crawler.url = url1
search.url = url2
---------------------------------
So, could we support such simpler form?
Dunno if my vote will count but I really don't like your
proposition. I find clearer with the current notation. What's
more it forces people to be more rigorous when touching their
configuration file.
git config is really simple to use and there should not be
difficult for anybody (even new git users) to set up git using
this helper tool. We should not recommend beginners to manually
edit their .git/config file when git-config could be used.
git config hasn't exactly a excellent track-record for dealing with all
the possibilities the config syntax allows. Adding yet another
possibility will not make it any more reliable.
Also your argument that people should git-config anyway instead of
editing by hand kinda contradicts the need for a new format, since
it would change anything for the git-config interface, only for people
editing the file by hand...
At the end of the day I don't think the benefits justify the effort.
Gruesse,
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Frank Lichtenheld [off-list ref]
www: http://www.djpig.de/
Bah, I really should be awake by now...
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 09:48:15AM +0100, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 02:00:03AM +0100, Xavier Maillard wrote:
Also your argument that people should git-config anyway instead of
s/should/should use/
editing by hand kinda contradicts the need for a new format, since
it would change anything for the git-config interface, only for people
s/would/would not/
editing the file by hand...
At the end of the day I don't think the benefits justify the effort.
Gruesse,
--
Frank Lichtenheld [off-list ref]
www: http://www.djpig.de/