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Re: [PATCH 1/1] gitignore: do not ignore include/linux/

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AWAmérico Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 10, 2010, 10:11 UTC
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<2375c9f91003100211vbe66a49g1bec37b2dcf609c2@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:07 PM, David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, 5 Mar 2010, Jiri Slaby wrote:
>
>> On 03/05/2010 11:43 AM, Jakub Narebski wrote:
>> >> +!/.gitignore
>> >> +!/.mailmap
>> >
>> > Actually you want to *not ignore* .gitignore and .mailmap (and
>> > .gitattributes which is missing here) anywhere, not only as top-level
>> > file.  So .gitignore and .mailmap should not be prepended with slash.
>>
>> <and moved out of the 'Top-level generic files' section then>
>>
>
> Please either revert 3b2a8c8f3c65 or merge the fixed up patch for
> 2.6.34-rc2, otherwise include/linux will continue to be ignored by git
> just like it is for 2.6.34-rc1.

Why not apply the patch from Jiri? Since this problem is introduced by new version of git, not that commit.

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Message 9 of 19 in “gitignore broken in git 1.7.0.1: slash checks leading dirs”
  1. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  2. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2010
  3. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  4. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2010
  5. 1/1 gitignore: do not ignore include/linux/Jiri Slaby, Mar 5, 2010
  6. Jakub NarebskiMar 5, 2010
  7. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  8. David RientjesMar 10, 2010
  9. Américo WangMar 10, 2010
  10. David RientjesMar 10, 2010
  11. Américo WangMar 8, 2010
  12. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  13. Jonathan NiederMar 5, 2010
  14. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  15. Jonathan NiederMar 5, 2010
  16. Jonathan NiederMar 5, 2010
  17. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2010
  18. gitignore.5: Clarify matching rulesJonathan Nieder, Mar 5, 2010
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2010

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