Semantic errors (for example, for alias.* variables NULL values are
not allowed) in configuration files cause a die printing the line
number and file name of the offending value.
Add a test documenting that such errors cause a die printing the
accurate line number and file name.
Signed-off-by: Tanay Abhra <redacted>
---
t/t1308-config-set.sh | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/t/t1308-config-set.sh b/t/t1308-config-set.sh
index 7fdf840..e2f9d0b 100755
--- a/t/t1308-config-set.sh
+++ b/t/t1308-config-set.sh
@@ -197,4 +197,15 @@ test_expect_success 'proper error on error in custom config files' '
test_cmp expect actual
'
+test_expect_success 'check line errors for malformed values' '
+ mv .git/config .git/config.old &&
+ test_when_finished "mv .git/config.old .git/config" &&
+ cat >.git/config <<-\EOF &&
+ [alias]
+ br
+ EOF
+ test_expect_code 128 git br 2>result &&
+ grep "fatal: bad config variable '\''alias.br'\'' at file line 2 in .git/config" result
+'
+
test_done
--
1.9.0.GIT