Re: [RFH PATCH] Teach the emacs git mode about core.excludesfile

> If there is a core.excludesfile option specified, let the emacs git
> mode take exclude patterns from that file, since that's what the docs
> say, and what everyone else is already doing.
>
> Signed-off-by: Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>
> ---
>
> This is a Request For Help. The patch works, but is clearly the work
> of someone who is not very fluent in elisp. Just look at all that
> duplicated code I've introduced!
>
>  contrib/emacs/git.el |   19 ++++++++++++++++---
>  1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/contrib/emacs/git.el b/contrib/emacs/git.el
> index 53dd703..357e6d2 100644
> --- a/contrib/emacs/git.el
> +++ b/contrib/emacs/git.el
> @@ -589,6 +589,13 @@ Return the list of files that haven't been handled."
>            (when node (push (ewoc-data node) unmerged-files))))
>        (git-set-files-state unmerged-files 'unmerged))))
>  
> +(defun git-core-excludesfile ()
> +  "The file core.excludesfile, or nil if it isn't specified."
> +  (let ((fn (git-config "core.excludesfile")))
> +    (if (and fn (file-readable-p fn))
> +        fn
> +      nil)))
> +
>  (defun git-update-status-files (files &optional default-state)
>    "Update the status of FILES from the index."
>    (unless git-status (error "Not in git-status buffer."))
> @@ -600,9 +607,15 @@ Return the list of files that haven't been handled."
>      (git-run-ls-unmerged status files)
>      (when (and (or (not files) remaining-files)
>                 (file-readable-p ".git/info/exclude"))
> -      (setq remaining-files (git-run-ls-files status remaining-files
> -                                              'unknown "-o" "--exclude-from=.git/info/exclude"
> -                                              (concat "--exclude-per-directory=" git-per-dir-ignore-file))))