From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:12:35 GMT
Subject: Re: git-archive --worktree-attributes (1.8.2)
Message-ID: <7vk3obpfwc.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <CAFGOX=VXifkn4oNkqLLF_WG5Dzf4rjd15EV7C=9a_H9CTM+w2Q@mail.gmail.com>

Amit Bakshi <ambakshi@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
>  In the help for git-archive it states:
>
>        --worktree-attributes
>            Look for attributes in .gitattributes in working directory too.
> ...

The worktree-attributes should read from the worktree.  It should
not pay any attention to where you are in the directory hierarchy,
i.e. your current working directory (aka $cwd).

> Would you accept a patch that either adds an option to explicitly set
> the .gitattributes file or would let --worktree-attributes look in
> $PWD.

The former, possibly, if accompanied with a good justification and
implemented cleanly.

The latter, definitely not.