Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] archive: optionally add "virtual" files

From: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Date: Feb 13, 2022, 09:02 UTC
Message-ID: <2d4358db-fc6e-dc89-e647-b1b810817873@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqfson706p.fsf@gitster.g>

Am 13.02.22 um 07:25 schrieb Junio C Hamano:

>
> So we do need some extra "manifest" to declare what's untracked etc.,
> if we allow --add-file etc. to munge the tree when creating a tarball
> out of it.

Right, or get that information from the order of files in the archive, by having tracked files come first, then the signature file with a certain name and then untracked files.

René

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