From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:17:23 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add test that checkout does not overwrite entries in .git/info/exclude
Message-ID: <7vlir69k0s.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8BYN-nu6a92dk-qpF5_jR_frKwg+DD1EThr2kMPGHV5kQ@mail.gmail.com>

Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

> ...
>>> I think we should do this regardless precious being added or not.
>>
>> Because (see below)?
>
> Because it may potentially lose user's changes. Assume file "A" is
> tracked and also ignored. Users may make some changes in A, then move
> HEAD away without touching worktree, now HEAD does not see "A" as
> tracked any more.

Huh? "A" is initially tracked and the user modifies it. Moving HEAD away
how?  "git checkout" would refuse to check out a branch that has different
contents at "A", or is missing "A". So how can "now HEAD does not see 'A'
as tracked any more" happen?