Re: "svn update" fails to remove folder that still contains ignored files

Daniel Shahaf wrote on 2009-11-20 14:06 UTC:
> > Shouldn't svn update be at liberty to destroy any ignored files located
> > in a folder that it is about to remove?
>
> We could add a switch to do that, perhaps.

I would find such a switch very useful! It would help me to avoid a lot
of manual cleanup of folders that should have vanished on their own.

How about:

  --dont-preserve-ignored : do not preserve ignored files when (re)moving folders

Markus

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Markus Kuhn, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge
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