From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 02:54:05 GMT
Subject: Re: Expanding Includes in .gitignore
Message-ID: <xmqqwpgt2ng2.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20161027210753.btc7zbndhdocsbwa@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> However, as I said elsewhere, I'm not convinced this feature is all that
> helpful for in-repository .gitignore files, and I think it does
> introduce compatibility complications. People with older git will not
> respect your .gitignore.d files. Whereas $GIT_DIR/info is purely a local
> matter.

As I do not see the point of making in-tree .gitignore to a forest
of .gitignore.d/ at all, compatibility complications is not worth
even thinking about, I would have to say.

Thanks.