thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index ed9901b..4fb1611 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -393,24 +393,11 @@ int git_config_get_int32(int32_t *out, git_config *cfg, const char *name)
 	return git_config_parse_int32(out, value);
 }
 
-int git_config_get_bool(int *out, git_config *cfg, const char *name)
-{
-	const char *value;
-	int ret;
-
-	if ((ret = git_config_get_string(&value, cfg, name)) < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return git_config_parse_bool(out, value);
-}
-
 static int get_string_at_file(const char **out, git_config_file *file, const char *name)
 {
 	const git_config_entry *entry;
 	int res;
 
-	*out = NULL;
-
 	res = file->get(file, name, &entry);
 	if (!res)
 		*out = entry->value;
@@ -418,7 +405,7 @@ static int get_string_at_file(const char **out, git_config_file *file, const cha
 	return res;
 }
 
-int git_config_get_string(const char **out, git_config *cfg, const char *name)
+static int get_string(const char **out, git_config *cfg, const char *name)
 {
 	file_internal *internal;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -435,6 +422,29 @@ int git_config_get_string(const char **out, git_config *cfg, const char *name)
 	return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 }
 
+int git_config_get_bool(int *out, git_config *cfg, const char *name)
+{
+	const char *value;
+	int ret;
+
+	if ((ret = get_string(&value, cfg, name)) < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return git_config_parse_bool(out, value);
+}
+
+int git_config_get_string(const char **out, git_config *cfg, const char *name)
+{
+	int ret;
+	const char *str;
+
+	if ((ret = get_string(&str, cfg, name)) < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	*out = str == NULL ? "" : str;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int git_config_get_entry(const git_config_entry **out, git_config *cfg, const char *name)
 {
 	file_internal *internal;
diff --git a/src/config_file.c b/src/config_file.c
index 4ca842b..4d9f999 100644
--- a/src/config_file.c
+++ b/src/config_file.c
@@ -1432,8 +1432,10 @@ static int parse_variable(diskfile_backend *cfg, char **var_name, char **var_val
 		else if (value_start[0] != '\0') {
 			*var_value = fixup_line(value_start, 0);
 			GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(*var_value);
+		} else { /* equals sign but missing rhs */
+			*var_value = git__strdup("");
+			GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(*var_value);
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	git__free(line);
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index 8c46ca6..4a4d160 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 	if ((error = git_config_get_string(&val, config, git_buf_cstr(&buf))) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 	
-	if (!val) {
+	if (strlen(val) == 0) {
 		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Malformed remote '%s' - missing URL", name);
 		error = -1;
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 	}
 
 	error = git_config_get_string(&val, config, git_buf_cstr(&buf));
-	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
+	if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
+		val = NULL;
 		error = 0;
+	}
 
 	if (error < 0) {
 		error = -1;
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 0a82cce..7f50438 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -432,12 +432,8 @@ int git__strcmp_cb(const void *a, const void *b)
 int git__parse_bool(int *out, const char *value)
 {
 	/* A missing value means true */
-	if (value == NULL) {
-		*out = 1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!strcasecmp(value, "true") ||
+	if (value == NULL ||
+		!strcasecmp(value, "true") ||
 		!strcasecmp(value, "yes") ||
 		!strcasecmp(value, "on")) {
 		*out = 1;
@@ -445,7 +441,8 @@ int git__parse_bool(int *out, const char *value)
 	}
 	if (!strcasecmp(value, "false") ||
 		!strcasecmp(value, "no") ||
-		!strcasecmp(value, "off")) {
+		!strcasecmp(value, "off") ||
+		value[0] == '\0') {
 		*out = 0;
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/tests-clar/config/read.c b/tests-clar/config/read.c
index 10ae0a4..7b30b6e 100644
--- a/tests-clar/config/read.c
+++ b/tests-clar/config/read.c
@@ -87,12 +87,20 @@ void test_config_read__lone_variable(void)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_config_open_ondisk(&cfg, cl_fixture("config/config4")));
 
+	cl_git_fail(git_config_get_int32(&i, cfg, "some.section.variable"));
+
 	cl_git_pass(git_config_get_string(&str, cfg, "some.section.variable"));
-	cl_assert(str == NULL);
+	cl_assert_equal_s(str, "");
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_config_get_bool(&i, cfg, "some.section.variable"));
 	cl_assert(i == 1);
 
+	cl_git_pass(git_config_get_string(&str, cfg, "some.section.variableeq"));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(str, "");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_config_get_bool(&i, cfg, "some.section.variableeq"));
+	cl_assert(i == 0);
+
 	git_config_free(cfg);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests-clar/resources/config/config4 b/tests-clar/resources/config/config4
index 741fa0f..9dd4041 100644
--- a/tests-clar/resources/config/config4
+++ b/tests-clar/resources/config/config4
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # A variable name on its own is valid
 [some.section]
 		variable
+# A variable and '=' is accepted, but it's not considered true
+		variableeq =