In https://public-inbox.org/git/20180508134248.GA25513@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Jeff King pointed out that an invalid config section is not an indicator of a bug, as it is usually provided by the user. So we should not throw a fit and tell the user about a bug that they might even report. Instead, let's just error out. Johannes Schindelin (1): config: a user-provided invalid section is not a BUG config.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) base-commit: ccdcbd54c4475c2238b310f7113ab3075b5abc9c Published-As: https://github.com/dscho/git/releases/tag/empty-config-section-fix-v1 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/dscho/git empty-config-section-fix-v1 -- 2.17.0.windows.1.42.gaba71d8cd65