David Turner <dturner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > +static int git_parse_ssize_t(const char *value, ssize_t *ret) > +{ > + ssize_t tmp; > + if (!git_parse_signed(value, &tmp, maximum_signed_value_of_type(ssize_t))) > + return 0; > + *ret = tmp; > + return 1; > +} > + > NORETURN > static void die_bad_number(const char *name, const char *value) > { > @@ -892,6 +901,14 @@ unsigned long git_config_ulong(const char *name, const char *value) > return ret; > } > > +ssize_t git_config_ssize_t(const char *name, const char *value) > +{ > + ssize_t ret; > + if (!git_parse_ssize_t(value, &ret)) > + die_bad_number(name, value); > + return ret; > +} > + Thanks.