Re: [PATCH v3] config: improve error message for boolean config

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Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> Thanks, all the changes here look good to me except for one curiosity:
>
>> diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
>> index b922b4f28572..f90b633dba21 100644
>> --- a/config.c
>> +++ b/config.c
>> @@ -1180,6 +1180,20 @@ static void die_bad_number(const char *name, const char *value)
>>  	}
>>  }
>>  
>> +NORETURN
>> +static void die_bad_bool(const char *name, const char *value)
>> +{
>> +	if (!strcmp(name, "GIT_TEST_GETTEXT_POISON"))
>> +		/*
>> +		 * We explicitly *don't* use _() here since it would
>> +		 * cause an infinite loop with _() needing to call
>> +		 * use_gettext_poison().
>> +		 */
>> +		die("bad boolean config value '%s' for '%s'", value, name);
>> +	else
>> +		die(_("bad boolean config value '%s' for '%s'"), value, name);
>> +}
>
> ...if this is rebased on the current master that does not have
> GIT_TEST_GETTEXT_POISON anymore, then I think this whole function can be
> simplified down to the final line.
>
> Since it looks like Junio applied this on top of v2.30.1, which still
> has GETTEXT_POISON, we need it here. But we should remember to remove it
> with the rest of the GETTEXT_POISON once it's all merged together.

Thanks for being extra careful.  I sort-of considered that this was
a bugfix and that was why it is made mergeable down to the maint
track, but I do not mind making this one of the "incentives" to
upgrade for our users ;-)

I actually suspect that without any of us worrying about it, Ævar
will take care of the cleaning up when the dust settles.

Thanks.




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