From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:08:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] commit: allow to commit even if there are intent-to-add entries
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In-Reply-To: <1326261707-11484-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>

Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy  <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

> This patch replaces the approach in 331fcb5 (git add --intent-to-add:
> do not let an empty blob be committed by accident) regarding i-t-a
> entries: instead of forbidding i-t-a entries at commit time, we can
> simply ignore them.

I have a mild suspicion that in earlier incarnation of the patch we used
to let empty blobs committed, and then we used to instead not commit
anything at all for such a path, and the real users were bitten by either
of these approaches, forgetting to add the contents to the final commit.

So I am not sure if this is such a good idea.