return git_config_string(&http_proxy_authmethod, var, value);
 
        if (!strcmp("http.cookiefile", var))
-               return git_config_string(&curl_cookie_file, var, value);
+               return git_config_pathname(&curl_cookie_file, var, value);
        if (!strcmp("http.savecookies", var)) {
                curl_save_cookies = git_config_bool(var, value);
                return 0;
 
        rc = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, (void *)&ka, len);
        if (rc < 0)
-               warning("unable to set SO_KEEPALIVE on socket %s",
-                       strerror(errno));
+               warning_errno("unable to set SO_KEEPALIVE on socket");
 
        return 0; /* CURL_SOCKOPT_OK only exists since curl 7.21.5 */
 }
        }
 
        if (freq->localfile < 0) {
-               error("Couldn't create temporary file %s: %s",
-                     freq->tmpfile, strerror(errno));
+               error_errno("Couldn't create temporary file %s", freq->tmpfile);
                goto abort;
        }
 
                        prev_posn = 0;
                        lseek(freq->localfile, 0, SEEK_SET);
                        if (ftruncate(freq->localfile, 0) < 0) {
-                               error("Couldn't truncate temporary file %s: %s",
-                                         freq->tmpfile, strerror(errno));
+                               error_errno("Couldn't truncate temporary file %s",
+                                           freq->tmpfile);
                                goto abort;
                        }
                }