builtin/apply.c: replace `git_config()` with `git_config_get_string_const()`

Use `git_config_get_string_const()` instead of `git_config()` to take
advantage of the config-set API which provides a cleaner control flow.

Signed-off-by: Tanay Abhra <tanayabh@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>