Re: [PATCH] git-svn: mention `svn:globalignores` in help+docs

From: Alex Galvin <agalvin@comqi.com>
Date: Aug 13, 2024, 19:05 UTC
Message-ID: <13247074-76b3-4980-a097-3d49d26175a7@comqi.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq4j7o5nqn.fsf@gitster.g>

On 2024-08-13 1:36 p.m., Junio C Hamano wrote:

> I do not know how likely it is that Subversion gains even more
> sources of exclusion data in the future, but it makes me wonder if a
> phrase like "Create a .gitignore file from ignore properties of svn"
> so that we do not have to muck with the message.

I don't think that Subversion will add another attribute for ignored files anytime soon. The project has not had a minor release since 2020; the svn:global-ignores actually dates back to Subversion 1.8 in 2013.

With that being said, I think your proposed message is still better. I spent entirely too long debating if it was more appropriate to use "and" or "or" in my version of the help text.