Linus Torvalds [off-list ref] writes:
But I do want to point out that "tracking a directory" is not at all
the same thing as "tracking a file", no matter how much you try to
argue otherwise.
Since I did not try to argue this, could you beat another strawman?
I have seen this prepackaged rant already, but it does not really
address the problem I have been experiencing.
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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, David Kastrup wrote:
Since I did not try to argue this, could you beat another strawman?
How about a bit of honesty?
Here's the quote:
"The FAQ answer is weazeling on several accounts:
a) No, git only cares about files, or rather git tracks content and
empty directories have no content.
In the same manner as empty regular files have no contents, and git
tracks those. Existence and permissions are important."
You called it "weaselly" to say that git tracks only content, and then
very much tried to equate "existence and permissions" with content.
That's the part I answered.
So it wasn't a strawman, it was a direct answer to your assertion. Now go
away and either come back with the patch to implement it (that I have
encouraged you to do), or add a ".gitignore" file to the directory (that
others have told you will solve your problems).
Don't bother talking crap.
Linus