# Feature request: automatically read .git-blame-ignore-revs or allow global optional config 4 messages from 2025-04-25 to 2025-05-01. Participants: Michael Grosser, Eric Sunshine, D. Ben Knoble. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/63353 ## Michael Grosser, 2025-04-25 18:41 Subject: Feature request: automatically read .git-blame-ignore-revs or allow global optional config Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAAms34P%3Dfuow0kvxvQKxbr0jhqjnBu%3DVsP%3DxAxDieG-QA2ocVQ%40mail.gmail.com ``` I have many repos where I use .git-blame-ignore-revs, but I cannot set it globally because then I get ˋˋˋ fatal: could not open object name list: .git-blame-ignore-revs ˋˋˋ so please make it either the default for `git blame` to check that file, or add a "blame: ignoreMissingFile: true" option so I an set ˋˋˋ [blame] ignoreRevsFile = .git-blame-ignore-revs ignoreMissingFile: true ˋˋˋ and can use this feature without constantly having to think about it ``` ## Eric Sunshine, 2025-04-25 19:54 Subject: Re: Feature request: automatically read .git-blame-ignore-revs or allow global optional config Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAPig%2BcQ6L60gRGZqapkVdGjo_C_k4Wi1miK8nv5%3DAZeNXnK_4Q%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM Michael Grosser wrote:> > I have many repos where I use .git-blame-ignore-revs, > but I cannot set it globally because then I get > ˋˋˋ > fatal: could not open object name list: .git-blame-ignore-revs > ˋˋˋ > so please make it either the default for `git blame` to check that file, > or add a "blame: ignoreMissingFile: true" option so I an set > ˋˋˋ > [blame] > ignoreRevsFile = .git-blame-ignore-revs > ignoreMissingFile: true > ˋˋˋ > and can use this feature without constantly having to think about it Relevant threads: https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.1947.git.git.1745088194384.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/T/#u https://lore.kernel.org/git/20241014204427.1712182-1-gitster@pobox.com/T/#u ``` ## D. Ben Knoble, 2025-05-01 18:00 Subject: Re: Feature request: automatically read .git-blame-ignore-revs or allow global optional config Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CALnO6CBXqZ76iovr6JQq439RTOR6E%2BB2sivKWEEFtBXMj2EZXQ%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM Eric Sunshine wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM Michael Grosser > wrote:> > > I have many repos where I use .git-blame-ignore-revs, > > but I cannot set it globally because then I get > > ˋˋˋ > > fatal: could not open object name list: .git-blame-ignore-revs > > ˋˋˋ > > so please make it either the default for `git blame` to check that file, > > or add a "blame: ignoreMissingFile: true" option so I an set > > ˋˋˋ > > [blame] > > ignoreRevsFile = .git-blame-ignore-revs > > ignoreMissingFile: true > > ˋˋˋ > > and can use this feature without constantly having to think about it > > Relevant threads: > https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.1947.git.git.1745088194384.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/T/#u > https://lore.kernel.org/git/20241014204427.1712182-1-gitster@pobox.com/T/#u Did that second set of patches ever go anywhere? It seems similar to what Junio proposed in the first linked thread and possibly worth resurrecting. (A log --grep :(optional) didn't find anything.) -- D. Ben Knoble ``` ## Eric Sunshine, 2025-05-01 18:28 Subject: Re: Feature request: automatically read .git-blame-ignore-revs or allow global optional config Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAPig%2BcQUycUyto6%3DcDadaCahzDBQ_GDngAEEtK0bshLr15ok8g%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM D. Ben Knoble wrote: > On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM Eric Sunshine wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM Michael Grosser > > wrote:> > > > so please make it either the default for `git blame` to check that file, > > > or add a "blame: ignoreMissingFile: true" option so I an set > > > > Relevant threads: > > https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.1947.git.git.1745088194384.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/T/#u > > https://lore.kernel.org/git/20241014204427.1712182-1-gitster@pobox.com/T/#u > > Did that second set of patches ever go anywhere? It seems similar to > what Junio proposed in the first linked thread and possibly worth > resurrecting. (A log --grep :(optional) didn't find anything.) The patches Junio submitted[1] did not go anywhere. The topic sat in his tree for several "What's Cooking" reports and then he dropped it because it received no response from reviewers[2]. I agree that it could be a useful enhancement if resurrected. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20241014204427.1712182-1-gitster@pobox.com/T/#u [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAPig+cT1BNXRotrz=rnVgvhQjZZwYgsAOQMonHFFTPfK-C0LOQ@mail.gmail.com/ ```