diff -r 0b791c90280a -r e3b45916c375 mercurial/dispatch.py
--- a/mercurial/dispatch.py	Tue Oct 22 23:42:15 2024 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/dispatch.py	Wed Oct 23 01:12:52 2024 +0200
@@ -954,7 +954,8 @@
     else:
         lui = ui.copy()
         if rcutil.use_repo_hgrc():
-            for rc_path in rcutil.repo_components(path):
+            for c_type, rc_path in rcutil.repo_components(path):
+                assert c_type == b'path'
                 lui.readconfig(rc_path, root=path)
 
     if rpath:
@@ -965,7 +966,8 @@
         path = path_obj.rawloc
         lui = ui.copy()
         if rcutil.use_repo_hgrc():
-            for rc_path in rcutil.repo_components(path):
+            for c_type, rc_path in rcutil.repo_components(path):
+                assert c_type == b'path'
                 lui.readconfig(rc_path, root=path)
 
     if oldcwd: