lint: allow empty else branches

.golangci.yml

@@ -7,4 +7,10 @@ issues:
     - path: _test\.go
       linters:
         - errcheck
+    # Disable staticcheck 'Empty body in an if or else branch' as it's useful
+    # to put a comment into an empty else-clause that explains why whatever
+    # is done in the if-caluse is not necessary if the condition is false.
+    - linters:
+        - staticcheck
+      text: "SA9003:"