1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index e799f40db7..03c94a2704 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1079,3 +1079,12 @@ int git_config_rename_section(const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 	free(config_filename);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Call this to report error for your variable that should not
+ * get a boolean value (i.e. "[my] var" means "true").
+ */
+int config_error_nonbool(const char *var)
+{
+	return error("Missing value for '%s'", var);
+}