From: konglu@minatec.inpg.fr
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:12:56 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-status: Show empty directories
Message-ID: <20120610201256.Horde.dB69JnwdC4BP1OOoePf1xjA@webmail.minatec.grenoble-inp.fr>
In-Reply-To: <CAA3EhHLWDtUeNB+RZA064Omwxh7SEYhSc53U0nuiSTNzioKnug@mail.gmail.com>


Leila <muhtasib@gmail.com> a écrit :

> 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