From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:29:44 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] revision: introduce --exclude=<glob> to tame wildcards
Message-ID: <xmqqwqn2wvlz.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8DOx8Q5kLizfeP2AgDaD8+EDsQL9xtOGphrmgG=dAabcQ@mail.gmail.com>

Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> +static int ref_excluded(struct rev_info *revs, const char *path)
>> +{
>> +       struct string_list_item *item;
>> +
>> +       if (!revs->ref_excludes)
>> +               return 0;
>> +       for_each_string_list_item(item, revs->ref_excludes) {
>> +               if (!fnmatch(item->string, path, 0))
>> +                       return 1;
>> +       }
>> +       return 0;
>> +}
>
> If you pursue this, please use wildmatch instead so it supports "foo/**".

The thought crossed my mind and I think we should match what the
existing --glob=<pattern> option does.  A cursory look in
refs.c::filter_refs() used by refs.c::for_each_glob_ref_in() tells
me that we are using fnmatch without FNM_PATHNAME, so that is what
the above part does.