From: Lars Hoss <lars@woeye.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:29:45 GMT
Subject: Re: getting started with git
Message-ID: <fc0c0c65f69439eede2e4565c5f930fd.squirrel@webmail.highteq.net>
In-Reply-To: <1a6be5fa0811140456j10fd8703w74e485571e3c70af@mail.gmail.com>

>
> 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