Re: [PATCH] RFC: Introduce '.gitorderfile'

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 12, 2017, 20:44 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqinix1j29.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20170711233827.23486-1-sbeller@google.com>

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

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>   I want to force myself to think about the design before pointing out
>   memory leaks and coding style, so the least I would wish for is:
>     *.h
>     *.c
>   but as we have more to look at, I would want to have the most abstract
>   thing to come first. And most abstract from the actual code is the
>   user interaction, the documentation.

This is exactly why I invented the orderfile in the first place. But such a "policy" is not something a project would want to enforce its users all the time; it is left to personal preference of the participants.

Just set diff.orderFile to suit your taste without bothering other people, I would say.