From: Tom Prince <tom.prince@ualberta.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:28:37 GMT
Subject: Re: git-add has gone lstat() mad
Message-ID: <20070331192835.GA25016@hermes>
In-Reply-To: <86lkhdqx8y.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>

On Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 07:54:37AM -0700, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> Given that git currently doesn't maintain any metadata other than +x/-x, how
> are you maintaining the metadata for your homedir items?  I know some
> schemes
> were discussed here in the past, but I'm curious as to what you settled on.
> For example, your .netrc file needs to be 600, but git won't track that.

I personally just don't track files that have sensitive data. I tend to have
copies of my home dir on somewhat public servers, so I don't want that data
copied around anyway.

  Tom