Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > We need tests for this because a subsequent commit will alter the > return value of git_config_get_value_multi(), which is used to get the > config values in the git_die_config() function. This test coverage > helps to build confidence in that subsequent change. In v3, I recall having to read ahead quite far ahead in the series to understand why we needed this patch. In comparison, this is a lot clearer :)