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Re: [PATCH 1/5] port --ignore-unmatch to "git add"

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LLuke-Jr <luke@dashjr.org>
Date
Aug 14, 2009, 22:54 UTC
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On Friday 14 August 2009 04:39:58 pm Nanako Shiraishi wrote:
> Second of all, if a race condition makes an "add" fail, isn't it a good
> thing? If your "add" ignored such a failure, you'd be recording an
> inconsistent or incomplete state.
If the file doesn't exist, it is no longer in the current state.
> IMHO, fixing your racy script is a much cleaner solution to your problem
> than forcing "git add" to ignore errors.
In this situation, the race condition is not a bug, it is normal operation.
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Message 20 of 21 in “For review: git add --ignore-unmatch”
  1. Luke-JrAug 12, 2009
  2. Thomas RastAug 12, 2009
  3. 1/5 port --ignore-unmatch to "git add"Luke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  4. 2/5 fix "git add --ignore-errors" to ignore pathspec errorsLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  5. 3/5 Document --ignore-unmatch in git-add.txtLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  6. 4/5 implement error_errno and warning_errnoLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  7. 5/5 Convert add_file_to_index's lstat failure from a die to an errorLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2009
  9. Luke-JrAug 13, 2009
  10. port --ignore-unmatch to "git add"Luke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  11. Document --ignore-unmatch in git-add.txtLuke Dashjr, Aug 13, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2009
  13. Luke-JrAug 13, 2009
  14. Alex RiesenAug 13, 2009
  15. Thomas RastAug 13, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2009
  17. Luke-JrAug 14, 2009
  18. Luke-JrAug 14, 2009
  19. Nanako ShiraishiAug 14, 2009
  20. Luke-JrAug 14, 2009
  21. Luke-JrOct 10, 2009

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