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Re: getting started with git

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Lars Hoss <lars@woeye.net>
Date
Nov 14, 2008, 14:29 UTC
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> Well, if it were me, I think I would commit that eclipse config file
> under a different name... Say, ".classpath.defaults" instead of
> ".classpath". Then your README file could tell your users to start by
> copying the .classpath.defaults to .classpath, and update its contents
> as necessary. Put .classpath in your .gitignore file, so it won't be
> committed to the repository.

Template files (x.default) is a good idea. But regarding your example with .classpath: it's safe to add it to git since it's developer independent and project oriented. Therefore it's useful for every developer in the project who uses eclipse :-)

Yours, Lars

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