[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [FreeCiv-Cvs] dwp: Add *.pox todiff_ignore.

[Erik Sigra <freeciv@xxxxxxx>]

Jeff Mallatt wrote:
> 
> At 2000/09/17 22:32 , David Pfitzner wrote:
> >Erik Sigra wrote:
> >> Erik Sigra wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > This is an automated notification of a change to freeciv cvs,
> >> > > on Thu Aug 24 00:18:56 PDT 2000 = Thu Aug 24 07:18:56 2000 (GMT)
> >> > > by David Pfitzner <dwp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > >
> >> > > ---- Files affected:
> >> > >
> >> > > freeciv diff_ignore
> >> > >
> >> > > ---- Log message:
> >> > >
> >> > > Add *.pox to diff_ignore.  Submitted by Erik Sigra <freeciv@xxxxxxx>.
> >> >
> >> > Wanna do the same for .cvsignore? Patch:
> >>
> >> Or why not make .cvsignore a link to diff_ignore or reverse?
> >
> >Well, they are not completely analogous: diff_ignore is used
> >recursively, whereas .cvsignore only applies to each directory.
> >(Which has some benefits, eg, can cvsignore *.sav in toplevel
> >directory without ignoring *.sav in data/scenario directory.)
> 
> Also, the CVS doesn't store soft links.
> 
> >Which brings me to a question regarding the patch: should *.pox
> >really be added to the toplevel .cvsignore, or would po/.cvsignore
> >be the right place?
> 
> I believe po/.cvsignore is the right place.

OK. here is the new patch (directory-independent). (Should the lines be
sorted in some special way?)

--- .cvsignore.orig     Mon Sep 18 09:27:19 2000
+++ .cvsignore  Mon Sep 18 09:28:20 2000
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 cat-id-tbl.c
 *.mo
 *.gmo
+*.pox