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Re: [PATCH] .gitignore git-rerere and config.mak

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Feb 8, 2006, 05:34 UTC
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Jason Riedy <ejr@EECS.Berkeley.EDU> writes:
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> And Junio C Hamano writes:
>  - I am not sure about this part.  It is plausible that somebody
>  - who privately uses config.mak has it in _his_ repository under
>  - version control.
>
> Like me.  That way I don't have to worry about conflicts in the
> Makefile.  But I can change .gitignore in those branches...

Or you can leave that as is. .gitignore is used to sift untracked files into two categories - ignored and unknown. So my initial worry was unfounded.

Sorry for the noise.
Previous: Jason Riedy
Message 7 of 7 in “.gitignore git-rerere and config.mak”
  1. .gitignore git-rerere and config.makAndreas Ericsson, Feb 7, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2006
  3. Johannes SchindelinFeb 7, 2006
  4. Radoslaw SzkodzinskiFeb 7, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2006
  6. Jason RiedyFeb 8, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2006

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