[PATCH 2/2] config: Give error message when not changing a multivar
From: Michael J Gruber <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:51:15
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
When trying to set a multivar with "git config var value", "git config"
issues
warning: remote.repoor.push has multiple values
leaving the user under the impression that the operation succeeded,
unless one checks the return value.
Instead, make it
warning: remote.repoor.push has multiple values
error: cannot overwrite multiple values with a single value
Use a regexp, --add or --set-all to change remote.repoor.push.
to be clear and helpful.
Note: The "warning" is raised through other code paths also so that it
needs to remain a warning for these (which do not raise the error). Only
the caller can determine how to go on from that.
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <redacted>
---
builtin/config.c | 7 ++++++-
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 3e3c528..211e118 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c@@ -436,9 +436,14 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) NULL, NULL); } else if (actions == ACTION_SET) { + int ret; check_argc(argc, 2, 2); value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]); - return git_config_set(argv[0], value); + ret = git_config_set(argv[0], value); + if (ret == CONFIG_NOTHING_SET) + error("cannot overwrite multiple values with a single value\n" + " Use a regexp, --add or --set-all to change %s.", argv[0]); + return ret; } else if (actions == ACTION_SET_ALL) { check_argc(argc, 2, 3);
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