Nicely analysed. Perhaps we would want new test pieces to define
the behaviour we want to see first?
I think we should.
I also thought about the use case of "committed" and ignored directory
which is also broken to me (point 3 in the table below).
Anyway I tried to make a table to sum-up/discuss the list of behaviors
we would like to see/test, taking Jeff mail into account.
(warning: that requires fixed width font)
|----------------------+---------------------+---------------------------|
| Output | A. status --ignored | B. status --ignored -uall |
| | | (or with potential |
| | | --ignored=all) |
|----------------------+---------------------+---------------------------|
| 1. Untracked dirU | Current: | Current: |
| with ignored unco.ig | Empty | Empty |
| in it | | |
| | Expected: | Expected: |
| | !!dirU/ | !!dirU/unco.ig |
|----------------------+---------------------+---------------------------|
| 2. Untracked and | Current (OK): | Current: |
| ignored dirU with | !!dirU/ | !!dirU/ |
| file in it | | |
| | | Expected: |
| | | !!dirU/unco |
|----------------------+---------------------+---------------------------|
| 3. "Committed" dirA | Current: | Current: |
| yet ignored | Empty | Empty |
| with uncommitted | | |
| file in it | Expected: | Expected: |
| | dirA/ | dirA/unco |
|----------------------+---------------------+---------------------------|