Max Bowsher wrote:
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> The thread "inverse of svn:ignore property" raised issues with
> inflexibility of the svn:ignore syntax. In response, here is a proposal
> for an enhanced syntax.
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>
> Observation: In the current syntax there is no legal way to use a '/' in
> ignore items, since they must apply to direct children of the directory.
> Therefore we can use '/' as a signifier of some extended syntax without
> rendering any old ignore props subject to changed interpretation.
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> Desired features:
> * Selectively unignore patterns, for when the undesired files cannot be
> concisely specified, but the desired ones can.
> * Patterns applying only to directories or only to files.
> * Extensibility for future features.
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> Proposal, by example:
>
> Example 1:
>
> !/*.cat
> !/*.dog
> *
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Hm. There'se already a well-established syntax for decorating regular
expressions (or globs, in our case); sed, perl, etc. use it; so maybe
the flags should follow the pattern, e.g.,
*.cat/!
(One feature that lots of people will come shouting for are
case-insensitive ignore patterns, and perhaps true regular expressions
in the svn:ignore prop.)
-- Brane
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Received on Tue Jan 17 23:47:46 2006