[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Add .gitignore files

[Grant Likely]

On 2/27/07, Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de> wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 February 2007 07:42, Grant Likely wrote:
> >
> > No it's not different.  Your right.  New files must always be
> > explicitly added.
>
> If I understand it correctly, then the main usage difference between you (core
> git users) and Wolfgang (and me by the way) cogito users, is the handling of
> new files. With git-update-index all new files are added to the index
> automatically (without parameters), right? Using cg-add you have to either
> name the files explicitly you want to add, or use the "-a" option.

Actually, no.  I probably didn't explain well.

Cogito and core git handle new files in exactly the same way:  they
must be added explicitly (with cg-add, git-update-index --add, or
git-add).  It's *changed* files that are handled differently.

By default, cg-commit assumes that you want to commit *all* file
changes, and gives you the option to cull the list.

By default, git-commit assumes that you want to commit *no* file
changes, and gives you the tools to add files to the commit list (with
'git-update-index', or 'git-commit <filelist>').  Hence git-status
gets called a really large number of times.

> Even as cogito user (and I'm thinking again about switching to using the core
> git commands more and more), I vote for adding this .gitignore file, since it
> really seems to be needed in this workflow. And we want to make it as easy
> for most of the people to work on this project.

:-)

> > > You leave me no sane way out but to give in, but at least I  want  to
> > > understand why all this is needed. I don't get it yet.
> >
> > Hehehe, I probably owe you like 10 beers to offset some of the debates
> > I've instigated lately.  Are you going to be able to make it to OLS
> > this year?
>
> Could be that I will make it this year. Perhaps I can act here as
> Wolfgangs "substitute"? ;-)

You'll have to fight him for it; but I probably owe you a beer or
three also.  :)

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Grant Likely, B.Sc. P.Eng.
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