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2026-03-26config: store allocated string in non-const pointerJeff King
When git-config matches a url, we copy the variable section name and store it in the "section" member of a urlmatch_config struct. That member is const, since the url-matcher will not touch it (and other callers really will have a const string). But that means that we have only a const pointer to our allocated string. We have to cast away the constness when we free it, and likewise when we assign NUL to tie off the "." separating the subsection and key. This latter happens implicitly via a strchr() call, but recent versions of glibc have added annotations that let the compiler detect that and complain. Let's keep our own "section" pointer for the non-const string, and then just point config.section at it. That avoids all of the casting, both explicit and implicit. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: use an enum for typeDerrick Stolee
The --type=<X> option for 'git config' has previously been defined using macros, but using a typed enum is better for tracking the possible values. Move the definition up to make sure it is defined before a macro uses some of its terms. Update the initializer for config_display_options to explicitly set 'type' to TYPE_NONE even though this is implied by a zero value. This assists in knowing that the switch statement added in the previous change has a complete set of cases for a properly-valued enum. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: restructure format_config()Derrick Stolee
The recent changes have replaced the bodies of most if/else-if cases with simple helper method calls. This makes it easy to adapt the structure into a clearer switch statement, leaving a simple if/else in the default case. Make things a little simpler to read by reducing the nesting depth via a new goto statement when we want to skip values. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: format colors quietlyDerrick Stolee
Move the logic for formatting color config value into a helper method and use quiet parsing when needed. This removes error messages when parsing a list of config values that do not match color formats. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: format expiry dates quietlyDerrick Stolee
Move the logic for formatting expiry date config values into a helper method and use quiet parsing when needed. Note that git_config_expiry_date() will show an error on a bad parse and not die() like most other git_config...() parsers. Thus, we use 'quietly' here instead of 'gently'. There is an unfortunate asymmetry in these two parsing methods, but we need to treat a positive response from parse_expiry_date() as an error or we will get incorrect values. This updates the behavior of 'git config list --type=expiry-date' to be quiet when attempting parsing on non-date values. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: format paths gentlyDerrick Stolee
Move the logic for formatting path config values into a helper method and use gentle parsing when needed. We need to be careful about how to handle the ':(optional)' macro, which as tested in t1311-config-optional.sh must allow for ignoring a missing path when other multiple values exist, but cause 'git config get' to fail if it is the only possible value and thus no result is output. In the case of our list, we need to omit those values silently. This necessitates the use of the 'gently' parameter here. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: format bools or strings in helperDerrick Stolee
Move the logic for formatting bool-or-string config values into a helper. This parsing has always been gentle, so this is not unlocking new behavior. This extraction is only to match the formatting of the other cases that do need a behavior change. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: format bools or ints gentlyDerrick Stolee
Move the logic for formatting bool-or-int config values into a helper method and use gentle parsing when needed. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: format bools gentlyDerrick Stolee
Move the logic for formatting bool config values into a helper method and use gentle parsing when needed. This makes 'git config list --type=bool' not fail when coming across a non-boolean value. Such unparseable values are filtered out quietly. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: format int64s gentlyDerrick Stolee
Move the logic for formatting int64 config values into a helper method and use gentle parsing when needed. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' workDerrick Stolee
Previously, the --type=<X> argument to 'git config list' was ignored and did nothing. Now, we add the use of format_config() to the show_all_config() function so each key-value pair is attempted to be parsed. This is our first use of the 'gently' parameter with a nonzero value. When listing multiple values, our initial settings for the output format is different. Add a new init helper to specify the fact that keys should be shown and also add the default delimiters as they were unset in some cases. Our intention is that if there is an error in parsing, then the row is not output. This is necessary to avoid the caller needing to build their own validator to understand the difference between valid, canonicalized types and other raw string values. The raw values will always be available to the user if they do not specify the --type=<X> option. The current behavior is more complicated, including error messages on bad parsing or potentially complete failure of the command. We add tests at this point that demonstrate the current behavior so we can witness the fix in future changes that parse these values quietly and gently. This is a change in behavior! We are starting to respect an option that was previously ignored, leading to potential user confusion. This is probably still a good option, since the --type argument did not change behavior at all previously, so users can get the behavior they expect by removing the --type argument or adding the --no-type argument. t1300-config.sh is updated with the current behavior of this formatting logic to justify the upcoming refactoring of format_config() that will incrementally fix some of these cases to be more user-friendly. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: add 'gently' parameter to format_config()Derrick Stolee
This parameter is set to 0 for all current callers and is UNUSED. However, we will start using this option in future changes and in a critical change that requires gentle parsing (not using die()) to try parsing all values in a list. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-23config: move show_all_config()Derrick Stolee
In anticipation of using format_config() in this method, move show_all_config() lower in the file without changes. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-12-05Merge branch 'rs/config-set-multi-error-message-fix'Junio C Hamano
The error message given by "git config set", when the variable being updated has more than one values defined, used old style "git config" syntax with an incorrect option in its hint, both of which have been corrected. * rs/config-set-multi-error-message-fix: config: fix suggestion for failed set of multi-valued option
2025-12-05Merge branch 'rs/config-unset-opthelp-fix'Junio C Hamano
The option help text given by "git config unset -h" described the "--all" option to "replace", not "unset", multiple variables, which has been corrected. * rs/config-unset-opthelp-fix: config: fix short help of unset flags
2025-12-05Merge branch 'jc/optional-path'Junio C Hamano
"git config get --path" segfaulted on an ":(optional)path" that does not exist, which has been corrected. * jc/optional-path: config: really treat missing optional path as not configured config: really pretend missing :(optional) value is not there config: mark otherwise unused function as file-scope static
2025-11-24config: really pretend missing :(optional) value is not thereJunio C Hamano
Earlier we added support for a value spelled as ":(optional)path" for configuration variables whose values are of type "path", with the documented semantics "if the path is missing, behave as if such a variable definition is not even there." This has worked OK for code paths that reads configuration files and stores the configured value as a string, where NULL in such a string is treated as if the setting is not there, left as the default. However, there are other code paths that do not _ignore_ such NULL values and misbehave. "git config get --path" is one of them. When git_config_pathname() helper function finds that the value of the variable is an optional path *and* the path is missing, it leaves the destination pointer intact (which usually is left to NULL) and returns 0 to signal a success. format_config() helper however assumed that the destination pointer always gets a string, which no longer is the case, and segfaulted. Make sure that git_config_pathname() clears the destination pointer in such a case, and teach format_config() to react to the condition by returning 1 (which is different from 0 that is a normal success and negative that is an error) to its callers. Adjust the callers to react to this new return value that tells them to pretend as if they did not even see this partcular <key, value> pair. Reported-by: Han Jiang <jhcarl0814@gmail.com> Helped-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-11-24config: fix short help of unset flagsRené Scharfe
The flags --all and --value of "git config unset" don't make the command "replace" or "show" anything, they are about selecting what to unset. Change their help text accordingly. Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-11-24config: fix suggestion for failed set of multi-valued optionRené Scharfe
The command "git config set <name> <value>" fails for an option that has multiple values. List the "git config set" flags that can be used, instead of old-style "git config" actions. Reported-by: Paul Wintz <pwintz@ucsc.edu> Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-10-02Merge branch 'ps/config-get-color-fixes'Junio C Hamano
The use of "git config get" command to learn how ANSI color sequence is for a particular type, e.g., "git config get --type=color --default=reset no.such.thing", isn't very ergonomic. * ps/config-get-color-fixes: builtin/config: do not spawn pager when printing color codes builtin/config: special-case retrieving colors without a key builtin/config: do not die in `get_color()` t1300: small style fixups t1300: write test expectations in the test's body
2025-09-22builtin/config: do not spawn pager when printing color codesPatrick Steinhardt
With `git config get --type=color` the user asks us to parse a specific configuration key and turn the value into an ANSI color escape sequence. The printed string can then for example be used as part of shell scripts to reuse the same colors as Git. Right now though we set up the auto-pager, which means that the string may be written to the pager instead of directly to the terminal. This behaviour is problematic for two reasons: - Color codes are meant for direct terminal output; writing them into a pager does not seem like a sensible thing to do without additional text. - It is inconsistent with `git config --get-color`, which never uses a pager, despite the fact that we claim `git config get --type=color` to be a drop-in replacement in git-config(1). Fix this by disabling the pager when outputting color sequences. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-09-22builtin/config: special-case retrieving colors without a keyPatrick Steinhardt
Our documentation for git-config(1) has a section where it explains how to parse and use colors as Git would configure them. In order to get the ANSI color escape sequence to reset the colors to normal we recommend the following command: $ git config get --type=color --default="reset" "" This command is not supposed to parse any configuration keys. Instead, it is expected to parse the "reset" default value and turn it into a proper ANSI color escape sequence. It was reported though [1] that this command doesn't work: $ git config get --type=color --default="reset" "" error: key does not contain a section: This error was introduced in 4e51389000 (builtin/config: introduce "get" subcommand, 2024-05-06), where we introduced the "get" subcommand to retrieve configuration values. The preimage of that commit used `git config --get-color "" "reset"` instead, which still works. This use case is really quite specific to parsing colors, as it wouldn't make sense to give git-config(1) a default value and an empty config key only to return that default value unmodified. But with `--type=color` we don't return the value directly; we instead parse the value into an ANSI escape sequence. As such, we can easily special-case this one use case: - If the provided config key is empty; - the user is asking for a color code; and - the user has provided a default value, then we call `get_color()` directly. Do so to make the documented command work as expected. [1]: <aI+oQvQgnNtC6DVw@szeder.dev> Reported-by: SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-09-22builtin/config: do not die in `get_color()`Patrick Steinhardt
When trying to parse an invalid color via `get_color()` we die. We're about to introduce another caller in a subsequent commit though that has its own error handling, so dying is a bit drastic there. Furthermore, the only caller that we already have right now already knows to handle errors in other branches that don't call `get_color()`. Convert the function to instead return an error code to improve its flexibility. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-09-16config: store want_color() result in a separate boolJeff King
The "git config --get-colorbool foo.bar" command not only digs in the config to find the value of foo.bar, it evaluates the result using want_color() to check the tty-ness of stdout. But it stores the bool result of want_color() in the same git_colorbool that we found in the config. This works in practice because the git_colorbool enum is a superset of the bool values. But it is an oddity from a type system perspective. Let's instead store the result in a separate bool and use that. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-09-16color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorboolsJeff King
We traditionally used "int" to store and pass around the values defined by "enum git_colorbool" (which were originally just #define macros). Using an int doesn't produce incorrect results, but using the actual enum makes the intent of the code more clear. It would be nice if the compiler could catch cases where we used the enum and an int interchangeably, since it's very easy to accidentally check the boolean true/false of a colorbool like: if (branch_use_color) This is wrong because GIT_COLOR_UNKNOWN and GIT_COLOR_AUTO evaluate to true in C, even though we may ultimately decide not to use color. But C is pretty happy to convert between ints and enums (even with various -Wenum-* warnings). So this sadly doesn't protect us from such mistakes, but it hopefully does make the code easier to read. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-09-16color: use GIT_COLOR_* instead of numeric constantsJeff King
Long ago Git's decision to show color for a subsytem was stored in a tri-state variable: it could be true (1), false (0), or unknown (-1). But since daa0c3d971 (color: delay auto-color decision until point of use, 2011-08-17) we want to carry around a new state, "auto", which bases the decision on the tty-ness of stdout (rather than collapsing that "auto" state to a true/false immediately). That commit introduced a set of GIT_COLOR_* defines to represent each state: UNKNOWN, ALWAYS, NEVER, and AUTO. But it only used the AUTO value, and left alone code using bare 0/1/-1 values. And of course since then we've grown many new spots that use those bare values. Let's switch all of these to use the named constants. That should make the code a bit easier to read, as it is more obvious that we're representing a color decision. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-07-23config: drop `git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently()` wrapperPatrick Steinhardt
In 036876a1067 (config: hide functions using `the_repository` by default, 2024-08-13) we have moved around a bunch of functions in the config subsystem that depend on `the_repository`. Those function have been converted into mere wrappers around their equivalent function that takes in a repository as parameter, and the intent was that we'll eventually remove those wrappers to make the dependency on the global repository variable explicit at the callsite. Follow through with that intent and remove `git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently()`. All callsites are adjusted so that they use `repo_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(the_repository, ...)` instead. While some callsites might already have a repository available, this mechanical conversion is the exact same as the current situation and thus cannot cause any regression. Those sites should eventually be cleaned up in a later patch series. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-07-23config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapperPatrick Steinhardt
In 036876a1067 (config: hide functions using `the_repository` by default, 2024-08-13) we have moved around a bunch of functions in the config subsystem that depend on `the_repository`. Those function have been converted into mere wrappers around their equivalent function that takes in a repository as parameter, and the intent was that we'll eventually remove those wrappers to make the dependency on the global repository variable explicit at the callsite. Follow through with that intent and remove `git_config_set_in_file_gently()`. All callsites are adjusted so that they use `repo_config_set_in_file_gently(the_repository, ...)` instead. While some callsites might already have a repository available, this mechanical conversion is the exact same as the current situation and thus cannot cause any regression. Those sites should eventually be cleaned up in a later patch series. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-07-23config: drop `git_config()` wrapperPatrick Steinhardt
In 036876a1067 (config: hide functions using `the_repository` by default, 2024-08-13) we have moved around a bunch of functions in the config subsystem that depend on `the_repository`. Those function have been converted into mere wrappers around their equivalent function that takes in a repository as parameter, and the intent was that we'll eventually remove those wrappers to make the dependency on the global repository variable explicit at the callsite. Follow through with that intent and remove `git_config()`. All callsites are adjusted so that they use `repo_config(the_repository, ...)` instead. While some callsites might already have a repository available, this mechanical conversion is the exact same as the current situation and thus cannot cause any regression. Those sites should eventually be cleaned up in a later patch series. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-07-01config: mention --url in the synopsisKristoffer Haugsbakk
4e513890008 (builtin/config: introduce "get" subcommand, 2024-05-06) introduced `get` and `--url` but didn’t add `--url` to the synopsis. Acked-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-07-01config: use --value=<pattern> consistentlyKristoffer Haugsbakk
This option was introduced in a series of commits from fe3ccc7aab (Merge branch 'ps/config-subcommands', 2024-05-15). But two styles were used for the value provided to the option: 1. Synopsis: `--value=<value>` 2. Deprecated Modes: `--value=<pattern>` (2) is also used in the synopsis on the command. Use (2) consistently throughout since it’s a pattern in the general case (`value` sounds more generic). Acked-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-04-17global: use designated initializers for optionsPatrick Steinhardt
While we expose macros for most of our different option types understood by the "parse-options" subsystem, not every combination of fields that has one as that would otherwise quickly lead to an explosion of macros. Instead, we just initialize structures manually for those variants of fields that don't have a macro. Callsites that open-code these structure initialization don't use designated initializers though and instead just provide values for each of the fields that they want to initialize. This has three significant downsides: - Callsites need to specify all values up to the last field that they care about. This often includes fields that should simply be left at their default zero-initialized state, which adds distraction. - Any reader not deeply familiar with the layout of the structure has a hard time figuring out what the respective initializers mean. - Reordering or introducing new fields in the middle of the structure is impossible without adapting all callsites. Convert all sites to instead use designated initializers, which we have started using in our codebase quite a while ago. This allows us to skip any default-initialized fields, gives the reader context by specifying the field names and allows us to reorder or introduce new fields where we want to. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-02-07path: drop `git_pathdup()` in favor of `repo_git_path()`Patrick Steinhardt
Remove `git_pathdup()` in favor of `repo_git_path()`. The latter does essentially the same, with the only exception that it does not rely on `the_repository` but takes the repo as separate parameter. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-11-26builtin: pass repository to sub commandsKarthik Nayak
In 9b1cb5070f (builtin: add a repository parameter for builtin functions, 2024-09-13) the repository was passed down to all builtin commands. This allowed the repository to be passed down to lower layers without depending on the global `the_repository` variable. Continue this work by also passing down the repository parameter from the command to sub-commands. This will help pass down the repository to other subsystems and cleanup usage of global variables like 'the_repository' and 'the_hash_algo'. Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-10-08git-config.1: remove value from positional args in unset usageJosh Heinrichs
The synopsis for `git config unset` mentions two positional arguments: `<name>` and `<value>`. While the first argument is correct, the second is not. Users are expected to provide the value via `--value=<value>`. Remove the positional argument. The `--value=<value>` option is already documented correctly, so this is all we need to do to fix the documentation. Signed-off-by: Josh Heinrichs <joshiheinrichs@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-09-23Merge branch 'jc/pass-repo-to-builtins'Junio C Hamano
The convention to calling into built-in command implementation has been updated to pass the repository, if known, together with the prefix value. * jc/pass-repo-to-builtins: add: pass in repo variable instead of global the_repository builtin: remove USE_THE_REPOSITORY for those without the_repository builtin: remove USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE from builtin.h builtin: add a repository parameter for builtin functions
2024-09-23Merge branch 'ps/environ-wo-the-repository'Junio C Hamano
Code clean-up. * ps/environ-wo-the-repository: (21 commits) environment: stop storing "core.notesRef" globally environment: stop storing "core.warnAmbiguousRefs" globally environment: stop storing "core.preferSymlinkRefs" globally environment: stop storing "core.logAllRefUpdates" globally refs: stop modifying global `log_all_ref_updates` variable branch: stop modifying `log_all_ref_updates` variable repo-settings: track defaults close to `struct repo_settings` repo-settings: split out declarations into a standalone header environment: guard state depending on a repository environment: reorder header to split out `the_repository`-free section environment: move `set_git_dir()` and related into setup layer environment: make `get_git_namespace()` self-contained environment: move object database functions into object layer config: make dependency on repo in `read_early_config()` explicit config: document `read_early_config()` and `read_very_early_config()` environment: make `get_git_work_tree()` accept a repository environment: make `get_graft_file()` accept a repository environment: make `get_index_file()` accept a repository environment: make `get_object_directory()` accept a repository environment: make `get_git_common_dir()` accept a repository ...
2024-09-13builtin: remove USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE from builtin.hJohn Cai
Instead of including USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE by default on every builtin, remove it from builtin.h and add it to all the builtins that include builtin.h (by definition, that means all builtins/*.c). Also, remove the include statement for repository.h since it gets brought in through builtin.h. The next step will be to migrate each builtin from having to use the_repository. Signed-off-by: John Cai <johncai86@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-09-13builtin: add a repository parameter for builtin functionsJohn Cai
In order to reduce the usage of the global the_repository, add a parameter to builtin functions that will get passed a repository variable. This commit uses UNUSED on most of the builtin functions, as subsequent commits will modify the actual builtins to pass the repository parameter down. Signed-off-by: John Cai <johncai86@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-09-12environment: make `get_git_common_dir()` accept a repositoryPatrick Steinhardt
The `get_git_common_dir()` function retrieves the path to the common directory for `the_repository`. Make it accept a `struct repository` such that it can work on arbitrary repositories and make it part of the repository subsystem. This reduces our reliance on `the_repository` and clarifies scope. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-09-12environment: make `get_git_dir()` accept a repositoryPatrick Steinhardt
The `get_git_dir()` function retrieves the path to the Git directory for `the_repository`. Make it accept a `struct repository` such that it can work on arbitrary repositories and make it part of the repository subsystem. This reduces our reliance on `the_repository` and clarifies scope. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-09-03Merge branch 'jc/config-doc-update'Junio C Hamano
Docfix. * jc/config-doc-update: git-config.1: fix description of --regexp in synopsis git-config.1: --get-all description update
2024-08-26git-config.1: fix description of --regexp in synopsisJunio C Hamano
The synopsis says --regexp=<regexp> but the --regexp option is a Boolean that says "the name given is not literal, but a pattern to match the name". Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-08-13config: pass repo to functions that rename or copy sectionsPatrick Steinhardt
Refactor functions that rename or copy config sections to accept a `struct repository` such that we can get rid of the implicit dependency on `the_repository`. Rename the functions accordingly. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-06-06Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes'Junio C Hamano
Leakfixes. * ps/leakfixes: builtin/mv: fix leaks for submodule gitfile paths builtin/mv: refactor to use `struct strvec` builtin/mv duplicate string list memory builtin/mv: refactor `add_slash()` to always return allocated strings strvec: add functions to replace and remove strings submodule: fix leaking memory for submodule entries commit-reach: fix memory leak in `ahead_behind()` builtin/credential: clear credential before exit config: plug various memory leaks config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()` builtin/log: stop using globals for format config builtin/log: stop using globals for log config convert: refactor code to clarify ownership of check_roundtrip_encoding diff: refactor code to clarify memory ownership of prefixes config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_pathname()` http: refactor code to clarify memory ownership checkout: clarify memory ownership in `unique_tracking_name()` strbuf: fix leak when `appendwholeline()` fails with EOF transport-helper: fix leaking helper name
2024-05-27config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_pathname()`Patrick Steinhardt
The out parameter of `git_config_pathname()` is a `const char **` even though we transfer ownership of memory to the caller. This is quite misleading and has led to many memory leaks all over the place. Adapt the parameter to instead be `char **`. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-05-15builtin/config: pass data between callbacks via local variablesPatrick Steinhardt
We use several global variables to pass data between callers and callbacks in `get_color()` and `get_colorbool()`. Convert those to use callback data structures instead. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-05-15builtin/config: convert flags to a local variablePatrick Steinhardt
Both the `do_all` and `use_key_regexp` bits essentially act like flags to `get_value()`. Let's convert them to actual flags so that we can get rid of the last two remaining global variables that track options. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-05-15builtin/config: track "fixed value" option via flags onlyPatrick Steinhardt
We track the "fixed value" option via two separate bits: once via the global variable `fixed_value`, and once via the CONFIG_FLAGS_FIXED_VALUE bit in `flags`. This is confusing and may easily lead to issues when one is not aware that this is tracked via two separate mechanisms. Refactor the code to use the flag exclusively. We already pass it to all the required callsites anyway, except for `collect_config()`. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2024-05-15builtin/config: convert `key` to a local variablePatrick Steinhardt
The `key` variable is used by the `get_value()` function for two purposes: - It is used to store the result of `git_config_parse_key()`, which is then passed on to `collect_config()`. - It is used as a store to convert the provided key to an all-lowercase key when `use_key_regexp` is set. Neither of these cases warrant a global variable at all. In the former case we can pass the key via `struct collect_config_data`. And in the latter case we really only want to have it as a temporary local variable such that we can free associated memory. Refactor the code accordingly to reduce our reliance on global state. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>