# Git and cogito uses different exclude files 6 messages from 2005-09-16 to 2005-09-17. Participants: Pierre Ossman, Catalin Marinas, Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano, Sam Ravnborg. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/1823 ## Pierre Ossman, 2005-09-16 07:49 Subject: Git and cogito uses different exclude files Message-ID: <432A7902.20603@drzeus.cx> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/432A7902.20603%40drzeus.cx ``` This has probably been pointed out previously, but I couldn't seem to find it in the archives. 'git status' and 'cg-status'/'stg status' uses different locations for the exclude files. git expects .git/info/exclude and cogito and stgit expects .git/exclude. This is easily solved by a symlink but it could be nice if common files have a single correct location. :) Rgds Pierre ``` ## Catalin Marinas, 2005-09-16 08:34 Subject: Re: Git and cogito uses different exclude files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/tnxbr2t9zsk.fsf%40arm.com In-Reply-To: <432A7902.20603@drzeus.cx> ``` Pierre Ossman wrote: > 'git status' and 'cg-status'/'stg status' uses different locations for > the exclude files. git expects .git/info/exclude and cogito and stgit > expects .git/exclude. This is easily solved by a symlink but it could be > nice if common files have a single correct location. :) The latest StGIT snapshot uses .git/info/exclude. Probably next week I will make a new StGIT release. -- Catalin ``` ## Petr Baudis, 2005-09-16 10:44 Subject: Re: Git and cogito uses different exclude files Message-ID: <20050916104430.GA25169@pasky.or.cz> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20050916104430.GA25169%40pasky.or.cz In-Reply-To: ``` Dear diary, on Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 10:34:19AM CEST, I got a letter where Catalin Marinas told me that... > Pierre Ossman wrote: > > 'git status' and 'cg-status'/'stg status' uses different locations for > > the exclude files. git expects .git/info/exclude and cogito and stgit > > expects .git/exclude. This is easily solved by a symlink but it could be > > nice if common files have a single correct location. :) > > The latest StGIT snapshot uses .git/info/exclude. Probably next week I > will make a new StGIT release. So does Cogito now. ;-) It still looks at .git/exclude as well and gives warning if it exists. -- Petr "Pasky" Baudis Stuff: http://pasky.or.cz/ If you want the holes in your knowledge showing up try teaching someone. -- Alan Cox ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2005-09-16 16:43 Subject: Re: Git and cogito uses different exclude files Message-ID: <7vfys5ote8.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vfys5ote8.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: <20050916104430.GA25169@pasky.or.cz> ``` Petr Baudis writes: >> The latest StGIT snapshot uses .git/info/exclude. Probably next week I >> will make a new StGIT release. > > So does Cogito now. ;-) It still looks at .git/exclude as well and gives > warning if it exists. Late last night I could not find in the list archive the "list consensus" I used to justify what 'git-status' does in this log message: Message-ID: <7vfysw89do.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> From: Junio C Hamano Subject: [PATCH] Teach git-status-script about git-ls-files --others Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:18:59 -0700 When there is non-empty $GIT_DIR/info/exclude file, use it along with .gitignore per-directory exclude pattern files (which was a convention agreed on the list while ago and is compatible with Cogito) to generate a list of ignored files as well. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano I do remember checking Cogito and StGIT and making sure the use of .gitignore is consistent with you two, but I do not remember if we had consensus on info/exclude now. It could be that I was just hallucinating back then and ended up forcing this change onto you and your users by mistake in this round. Anyway, thanks both. ``` ## Petr Baudis, 2005-09-17 05:50 Subject: Re: Git and cogito uses different exclude files Message-ID: <20050917055009.GB31324@pasky.or.cz> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20050917055009.GB31324%40pasky.or.cz In-Reply-To: <7vfys5ote8.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> ``` Dear diary, on Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 06:43:27PM CEST, I got a letter where Junio C Hamano told me that... > Petr Baudis writes: > > >> The latest StGIT snapshot uses .git/info/exclude. Probably next week I > >> will make a new StGIT release. > > > > So does Cogito now. ;-) It still looks at .git/exclude as well and gives > > warning if it exists. > > Late last night I could not find in the list archive the "list > consensus" I used to justify what 'git-status' does in this log > message: > > Message-ID: <7vfysw89do.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> > From: Junio C Hamano > Subject: [PATCH] Teach git-status-script about git-ls-files --others > Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:18:59 -0700 > > When there is non-empty $GIT_DIR/info/exclude file, use it along > with .gitignore per-directory exclude pattern files (which was > a convention agreed on the list while ago and is compatible with > Cogito) to generate a list of ignored files as well. > > Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano > > I do remember checking Cogito and StGIT and making sure the use > of .gitignore is consistent with you two, but I do not remember > if we had consensus on info/exclude now. It could be that I was > just hallucinating back then and ended up forcing this change > onto you and your users by mistake in this round. I'm too tired to search now (just after a night bus trip from Denmark - actually, one of the bus drivers looked exactly like Linus, perhaps his twin works for a Czech bus company?), but I believe we actually did agree on using .git/info/exclude instead of .git/exclude in some old now-forgotten thread, or we are having the same hallucinations. -- Petr "Pasky" Baudis Stuff: http://pasky.or.cz/ If you want the holes in your knowledge showing up try teaching someone. -- Alan Cox ``` ## Sam Ravnborg, 2005-09-17 06:45 Subject: Re: Git and cogito uses different exclude files Message-ID: <20050917064503.GA7583@mars.ravnborg.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20050917064503.GA7583%40mars.ravnborg.org In-Reply-To: <20050917055009.GB31324@pasky.or.cz> ``` > I'm too tired to search now (just after a night bus trip from Denmark - Tell me next time and I will be happy to give a damn good danish beer! Sam ```