From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CCAC20373 for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2017 19:24:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752970AbdJFTYF (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:24:05 -0400 Received: from mail-pf0-f179.google.com ([209.85.192.179]:53755 "EHLO mail-pf0-f179.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752958AbdJFTYE (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:24:04 -0400 Received: by mail-pf0-f179.google.com with SMTP id n73so3324370pfg.10 for ; Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:24:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=xo+6wGhruGN0k/IUTdICf5fsofh3iW4R3CJjcAlm5pI=; b=EKTsO34Uu62yOlhf7hBI02TY95VpSCFx9/QYBvWuVjI9qFqP2+cHanHPyVW2qpvI3j zh/7SVnIkr9i9mjYiVQi9uj5TbWzNTTRS4FuKRoRqTCpOq9XvlOvf3qPGr/20LIZXjeA YnW4gwTwn5HVNOKw/DWO6B/1WyffogwvYEBuiNQEmjSAOtb6wd8mzg7IlP/5RUgdTEHz FnnptGVa9zceG7oDjxTIf24tydM5ABfIkBrRRtOY59UtKCaLN4SAZm3eGMDdCkI7MFa+ VJAAyM7mAx4mTblHw5YlsLtHqzUSVGe4yD46FxoOSa1wPxmkrmMlWn6VK8X0EVTZ6Hm5 nQqQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=xo+6wGhruGN0k/IUTdICf5fsofh3iW4R3CJjcAlm5pI=; b=q1EsFS40VZul+QDwzGcdu8TMpfAplBj4Qk2wjG9kDaCbot3o9TP3cZlmjPXxDiFmOh e9iJiUYiVqE2tdZQji8fq1jRLW4hgcHIsYFjjLfcuxPxhe4ROUvMZVFKV7735tcHHlvU LdAlqg09TPp8DmzvjB4hzdLl33PnoYRnPfbJUUBtyZotAdskeq6m2lcVWGimHxYHcNZn b/8yBzQMOSe+/L9ZiCaR6sKfxaIj/oNVLSDjaWboHzxb29ZPF771KrwksBPgG4zkV/fA 2uueZsfyJgY2BbiUtsDS9iwRF/IkxJQ8jiJCP6Edq/+zXAxpUWjxF+4PzTbVitY0zmyB TW8g== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaUJwTSwnAphdjCirGa9rQYg/nYEk7ULje2ov68TJg3zBX2WK3Xa lZmY8B+7Xd/u+zoay458a14= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QClbkXaJ8hCSMjrG73wUWUSr8/XwFQ3lseHrnshAvRD5guV4A+JW0kNdrm4DR2yF8vSiVgwXw== X-Received: by 10.99.108.66 with SMTP id h63mr2875494pgc.211.1507317843282; Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:24:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from aiede.mtv.corp.google.com ([2620:0:100e:422:78c3:3d0d:a9b5:4320]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id r18sm4177509pge.2.2017.10.06.12.24.01 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:24:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 12:23:59 -0700 From: Jonathan Nieder To: "Robert P. J. Day" Cc: Junio C Hamano , git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: is there a truly compelling rationale for .git/info/exclude? Message-ID: <20171006192359.GW19555@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com> References: <20171006061434.Horde.16MqZ-fejqXm6BLpL7prK1K@crashcourse.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Fri, 6 Oct 2017, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> Don't waste time by seeking a "compelling" reason. A mere "this is >> the most expedite way to gain convenience" back when something was >> introduced could be an answer, and it is way too late to complain >> about such a choice anyway. > > perfectly respectable answer ... it tells me that, between > .gitignore files and core.excludesFile, there's not much left for > .git/info/exclude to do, except in weird circumstances. I use .git/info/exclude in what I don't consider to be weird circumstances. But I am not motivated to say more than that without knowing what my answer is going to be used for. E.g. is there a part of the gitignore(5) man page where such an explanation would make it less confusing and more useful? Thanks, Jonathan