RE: [E] Re: Request for adding a simple mechanism to exclude files from Git merge operation

[Tiran Meltser <Tiran.Meltser@mavenir.com>]

Hi Philip,
First - thanks for taking the time to comment on the issue.
Second - as for the "precious" file, not sure this is my case; it could go there, but as you indicated it has been around for some time without progressing anywhere.
Third - the last link you sent doesn't seem to be related to my issue as it deals with complex merges, while my request is very simple - give the ability to mark files/folders as omitted from a merge operation (branch specific files).

IMHO this feature isn't complicated and can bring lots of benefits to the table.

Hope someone will take up the glove...

Tiran.
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Subject: [E] Re: Request for adding a simple mechanism to exclude files from Git merge operation

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On 20/06/2020 19:21, Tiran Meltser wrote:
> Hi,
> This topic is quite common in various use cases (e.g. production configuration vs. staging one) and there are quite a few talks about it in the web.
> Nevertheless, there is no specific solution to this problem, only partial workarounds (including the famous merge driver “ours”).
>
> I would like to suggest adding the git a simple and precise handling for the need to mark file(s)/folder(s) that are branch specific and should not be involved in merge operation at all.
>
> 2 suggestions I can think of are (but any good solution would suffice):
> • Adding additional merge strategy indication the file/folder is
> excluded from merges (e.g. merge=disabled/none/skip/…) • Adding a new
> configuration file (like .gitignore) for tracking these special
> files/folders, for example:
> .gitisolate/.gitquarantine/.gitbranchspecific/.gitsilo/…
>
> Any comment would be appreciated.
>
>
There has been a lot of previous discussion on "precious" files in the past, but without any solid solution.
(https://lore.kernel.org/git/?q=precious+file to start).


There is a current thread on progressive merge resolution, where not all conflicts can be resolved by one person at one time, which may also be of interest.
https://public-inbox.org/git/BY5PR19MB3400DC6B6065C1FFF2ED289890990@BY5PR19MB3400.namprd19.prod.outlook.com/T/#m56b34554612b44be17e61da6486c1f709c2cfe54

Philip
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