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Re: [PATCH] git-status: Show empty directories

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Jun 10, 2012, 18:12 UTC
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Leila <muhtasib@gmail.com> a écrit :
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> The question 'why are empty dirs special', is issue no 1, which I'm
> also happy to discuss. The rule empty dirs can't be added in git is
> unintuitive, as people use git to keep track of things - all things.
> So it's not about an empty dir being special, it's about how people
> use git to keep track of things. Now why might people want empty dirs
> tracked? 1) People often setup dir structure in projects before adding
> any code. They often want to save that state for themselves or to
> share it with other team members.

Yup, that kind of situation is not unusual. Thus, having a reminder by running 'git status' would help. But sharing empty dir with other team members is another issue, no ? Even with your implementation, the user won't be able to share empty directories.

Thanks,
Lucien Kong
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  1. git-status: Show empty directoriesLeila Muhtasib, Jun 9, 2012
  2. konglu@minatec.inpg.frJun 9, 2012
  3. LeilaJun 9, 2012
  4. Thomas RastJun 9, 2012
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  9. LeilaJun 10, 2012
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