Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Doing so would be incoherent since --get-color would pick a color slot > and ignore the variable type option (e.g. --bool), and the type would > require a variable name. > > Suggested by Junio C Hamano. > > Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > builtin-config.c | 5 +++++ > 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/builtin-config.c b/builtin-config.c > index 8045926..9930568 100644 > --- a/builtin-config.c > +++ b/builtin-config.c > @@ -359,6 +359,11 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *unused_prefix) > if (get_colorbool_slot) > actions |= ACTION_GET_COLORBOOL; > > + if ((get_color_slot || get_colorbool_slot) && types) { > + error("--get-color and variable type are incoherent"); > + usage_with_options(builtin_config_usage, builtin_config_options); > + } > + I do not think I suggested anything like this, so I'd decline to take credit for this patch. Strictly speaking, "--bool --get-colorbool diff.color 1" shouldn't error out, don't you think? And it certainly shouldn't say "--get-color". -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html