From: Jonathan Nieder Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:13:41 GMT Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] Add test case for dealing with a tracked file in an ignored directory Message-ID: <20100825031341.GF11619@burratino> In-Reply-To: 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: --