From: Jonathan Nieder Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:52 GMT Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] Add test case for dealing with a tracked file in an ignored directory Message-ID: <20100819000052.GA11081@burratino> In-Reply-To: Matthieu Moy wrote: > Not sure what is the gain by doing so, and the vast majority of tests > already there use the style of Greg's patch ... Right. The usual rule when contributing to an existing project is "imitate the surruounding code", but there is often a tension between global style guidelines and the local conventions. In this case I have to agree with Matthieu: the test script is easier to read if it follows a single, consistent style. The cleanup can happen another day.