Don't expand empty [paths] so later interpolation can do the right thing.
Example:
[paths]
default =
default-push = %(default)s
%% no merges expected
%% merge should fail
abort: 'b' already exists in the working dir and differs from remote
%% merge of b expected
merging for b
merging b
%%
Contents of b should be "this is file b1"
This is file b1
%% merge fails
abort: outstanding uncommited changes
%% merge expected!
merging for b
merging b
%% merge of b should fail
abort: outstanding uncommited changes
%% merge of b expected
merging for b
merging b