Karl Fogel wrote:
> "Kevin Grover" <kevin_at_kevingrover.net> writes:
>
>> How about adding configuration options to svn:ignore? Like .hgignore
>> does for setting the syntax.
>> eg.
>> --------------------------- .hgignore
>> # use glob syntax.
>> syntax: glob
>>
>> *.elc
>> *.pyc
>> *~
>> .*.swp
>>
>> # switch to regexp syntax.
>> syntax: regexp
>> ^\.pc/
>> --------------------------- .hgignore
>>
>> SVN could have an option:
>> option: [+-]casesensative
>>
>> Where +casentative is the default option (and this maintains comapitility.
>> If this could potentially break current properties lists, there could
>> be another svn:ignore-options where these were set.
>>
>> In the processes, couldn't '# blah...' be allowed as comments?
>>
>
> Neat idea! I kind of like that, and it's hard to imagine that anyone
> has actually set ignore properties for files matching the regexp:
>
> ^option: [a-z0-9]+
>
> In other words, it is effectively backwards-compatible.
>
> Anyone think this is a bad idea?
>
I don't think it's a bad idea, per se, but I think that Kevin's
description of Mercury's format should be included as well; if svn
supports both option: and syntax: forms, then it's possible to provide a
nice, flexible svn:ignore to all comers.
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Received on 2008-03-23 17:13:33 CET