From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:40:45 GMT
Subject: Re: Single brackets matching in .gitignore rules
Message-ID: <xmqq7fnae92a.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8DiTevhSnkkab-kfvpibitoUMHdjC2UdGT244JwLRxqWQ@mail.gmail.com>

Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

> This is already answered. I just want to add that C Git has stopped
> using system fnmatch for some time (part of the reason is system
> fnmatch behaves differently in corner cases). If you don't mind C,
> have a look at dowild() in wildmatch.c, or t/t3070-wildmatch.sh for
> some corner cases (but your cases aren't there, may be worth adding
> too)

What exactly are you suggesting to "fix", though?  Barf when an
unmatched ] appears as a part of the pattern, instead of taking it
literally?