Re: [RFD/PATCH] add: ignore only ignored files

> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 09:23:21AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
>>> diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
>>> index ae6d3e2..1074e32 100644
>>> --- a/builtin/add.c
>>> +++ b/builtin/add.c
>>> @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int add_files(struct dir_struct *dir, int flags)
>>>  		for (i = 0; i < dir->ignored_nr; i++)
>>>  			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", dir->ignored[i]->name);
>>>  		fprintf(stderr, _("Use -f if you really want to add them.\n"));
>>> -		die(_("no files added"));
>>> +		exit_status = 1;
>>>  	}
>>>  
>>>  	for (i = 0; i < dir->nr; i++)
>>>
>>> It needs a tweak to t3700.35, which expects the "fatal:" line on stderr.
>>> But other than that, it passes all tests. So it must be good, right? :)
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> It indeed is a behaviour change, but I do not expect it would be too
>> heavy a change to require us a transition period or major version
>> bump.  But because that is just my expectation, which is not what
>> real world users would expect, so I'd prefer to cook such a change
>> for at least a cycle and a half in 'next'.
> 
> Oh, definitely. Showing the patch at all was my not-so-subtle attempt to
> convince Michael to take over the topic so I did not have to worry about
> such things. :)