Re: [PATCH 04/19] Disallow the empty string as an attribute name

Michael Haggerty [off-list ref] writes:

Previously, it was possible to have a line like "file.txt =foo" in a
.gitattribute file, after which an invocation like "git check-attr ''
-- file.txt" would succeed.  This patch disallows both constructs.

Good. Very much appreciated.

Currently it is possible to use the empty string as an attribute name.

Yeah, even I wouldn't call it a regression to disallow this ;-).