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Re: [RFC/PATCH] Add test case for dealing with a tracked file in an ignored directory

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 25, 2010, 03:13 UTC
Message-ID
<20100825031341.GF11619@burratino>
In-Reply-To
<AANLkTikLUQCnrDAp8c0QBWoGE1XUgXmd8g_19v3HnxJ4@mail.gmail.com>
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> I just try to
> (hopefully mostly helpfully) to point out common things that
> contradict the docs we have

Thanks for doing so, by the way. One of the best ways to make sure the docs are sane is to use them.

When a guideline is unclear, probably I should have been updating the docs instead of dispensing advice.

How about something like this?
diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index 410499a..f347de7 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ Do's, don'ts & things to keep in mind
 -------------------------------------
 
 Here are a few examples of things you probably should and shouldn't do
-when writing tests.
+when writing tests.  If you are editing an existing test script and have
+the time for it, consider updating the script to follow these guidelines
+in a separate patch before adding your new test.
 
 Do:
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Message 27 of 28 in “git-add: Don't exclude explicitly-specified tracked files”
  1. git-add: Don't exclude explicitly-specified tracked filesGreg Brockman, Aug 11, 2010
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 11, 2010
  3. Jens LehmannAug 11, 2010
  4. Greg BrockmanAug 12, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2010
  6. Greg BrockmanAug 11, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2010
  8. Greg BrockmanAug 12, 2010
  9. Matthieu MoyAug 12, 2010
  10. Greg BrockmanAug 12, 2010
  11. Matthieu MoyAug 12, 2010
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2010
  13. Greg BrockmanAug 12, 2010
  14. Jonathan NiederAug 12, 2010
  15. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 12, 2010
  16. Greg BrockmanAug 18, 2010
  17. Add test case for dealing with a tracked file in an ignored directoryGreg Brockman, Aug 18, 2010
  18. Greg BrockmanAug 18, 2010
  19. Matthieu MoyAug 18, 2010
  20. Greg BrockmanAug 19, 2010
  21. Matthieu MoyAug 19, 2010
  22. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 18, 2010
  23. Matthieu MoyAug 18, 2010
  24. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 18, 2010
  25. Jonathan NiederAug 19, 2010
  26. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 19, 2010
  27. Jonathan NiederAug 25, 2010
  28. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 29, 2010

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