Re: git-gui: How to configure for use in gigantic projects?

From: Birger Skogeng Pedersen <birger.sp@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 30, 2020, 11:11 UTC
Message-ID: <CAGr--=KTbc7zBaYavFPafXjEGT5PJC6UXw7cmW-fSgXpQagKFw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20201030105856.ctjkxxwmudaeewpa@yadavpratyush.com>

Ah, that one changed everything! Thank you Pratyush!

On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:59 AM Pratyush Yadav <me@yadavpratyush.com> wrote:

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> Hi Birger,
>
> On 30/10/20 11:16AM, Birger Skogeng Pedersen wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to use git gui for a project. The problem is that the
> > repository directory is really gigantic. Doing a scan (F5) takes a
> > couple of minutes to finish.
> >
> > I would like the scan to only focus on files that are specifically
> > added to the index. In git I do this:
> >
> > git config status.showUntrackedFiles no
> >
> > git status will then only show status of files that I have
> > specifically added. So git status completion is instant.
> >
> > But this configuration appears to have no effect on git-gui. The scan
> > is just as slow as before.
> >
> > Anything I can do to make git-gui only scan files that are
> > specifically added, and not look through the whole directory?
>
> Uncheck "Show untracked files" in options. It is controlled by the
> config 'gui.displayuntracked'.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Pratyush Yadav