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share: rename share-safe warning config
Config introduced in previous patch was `share.source-safe-mismatch`. Let's
rename the warn as `share.source-safe-mismatch.warn`.
While we are here, made sure we have different configs for upgrade and
downgrade.
Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D9786
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date | Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:08:07 +0530 |
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10 [extensions] |
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16 myfeature = ~/.hgext/myfeature.py |
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18 See :hg:`help config` for more information on configuration files. |
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21 they can increase startup overhead; they may be meant for advanced |
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22 usage only; they may provide potentially dangerous abilities (such |
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23 as letting you destroy or modify history); they might not be ready |
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35 baz = ! |