From: Andrew Ardill <andrew.ardill@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:21:03 GMT
Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (Feb 2013, #05; Tue, 12)
Message-ID: <CAH5451nPKq8DKwo+Bkxh08N-wqrYCY4BihbvaE14z5iGVA1iZw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <7v621xdql8.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

On 13 February 2013 11:06, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> * jc/add-delete-default (2012-08-13) 1 commit
>  - git add: notice removal of tracked paths by default
>
>  "git add dir/" updated modified files and added new files, but does
>  not notice removed files, which may be "Huh?" to some users.  They
>  can of course use "git add -A dir/", but why should they?
>
>  Resurrected from graveyard, as I thought it was a worthwhile thing
>  to do in the longer term.
>
>  Stalled mostly due to lack of responses.

What do you need to progress this?

I have been bitten by this before (the 'huh?' reaction) and think the
previous discussions and patch look reasonable. Does it need testing?
Further input??

Regards,

Andrew Ardill