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Re: [PATCH 1/1] gitignore: do not ignore include/linux/

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DRDavid Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Date
Mar 10, 2010, 10:25 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.2.00.1003100223090.30021@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2010, Américo Wang wrote:
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> >> >> +!/.gitignore
> >> >> +!/.mailmap
> >> >
> >> > Actually you want to *not ignore* .gitignore and .mailmap (and
> >> > .gitattributes which is missing here) anywhere, not only as top-level
> >> > file.  So .gitignore and .mailmap should not be prepended with slash.
> >>
> >> <and moved out of the 'Top-level generic files' section then>
> >>
> >
> > Please either revert 3b2a8c8f3c65 or merge the fixed up patch for
> > 2.6.34-rc2, otherwise include/linux will continue to be ignored by git
> > just like it is for 2.6.34-rc1.
> 
> Why not apply the patch from Jiri? Since this problem is introduced
> by new version of git, not that commit.
>

Like I said, please either revert the commit that added "linux" to .gitignore or merge Jiri's patch. I'm not interested in engaging in a discussion about what can or cannot be merged during rc cycles, I just hope this is resolved for rc2.

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Message 10 of 19 in “gitignore broken in git 1.7.0.1: slash checks leading dirs”
  1. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  2. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2010
  3. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  4. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2010
  5. 1/1 gitignore: do not ignore include/linux/Jiri Slaby, Mar 5, 2010
  6. Jakub NarebskiMar 5, 2010
  7. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  8. David RientjesMar 10, 2010
  9. Américo WangMar 10, 2010
  10. David RientjesMar 10, 2010
  11. Américo WangMar 8, 2010
  12. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  13. Jonathan NiederMar 5, 2010
  14. Jiri SlabyMar 5, 2010
  15. Jonathan NiederMar 5, 2010
  16. Jonathan NiederMar 5, 2010
  17. Johannes SixtMar 5, 2010
  18. gitignore.5: Clarify matching rulesJonathan Nieder, Mar 5, 2010
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2010

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