+1 for consistency Just a quick note to point out that if you _symlink_ .gitignore, then any changes folks make to that file (to customize to their needs, eg, ignore IDE-specific files etc.) would unwittingly become diffs to .gitignore_template.
A possible alternative may be to _copy_ .gitignore_template to .gitignore, so that local changes stay that way (as we already ignore .gitignore). The obvious downside is that changes to the _template do not get reflected to the .gitignore copy; but those are rare enough that we can easily address them by dropping an email to this list, perhaps? (and, yes, using a global ~/.gitignore is a great strategy, but there may be cases in which it may not be possible/desirable) I'm easy either way and don't mind whichever we choose; just pointing out a possible issue. -- *Marco Massenzio* http://codetrips.com On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:20 PM, Avinash Sridharan <avin...@mesosphere.io> wrote: > +1 MPark > > Thanks Kevin for the tip. Found it useful !! > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Kevin Klues <klue...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > +1 for Consistency! > > > > As a side note, I add custom .gitignore stuff in a global .gitignore > > file I install at ~/.gitignore. This is useful for ignoring things > > specific to editor temporary files (e.g. *.swo in vim), etc. > > > > you can make git aware of it via: > > $ git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore > > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Michael Park <mp...@apache.org> wrote: > > > We have a few other default templates such as `support/clang-format` > and > > > `support/reviewboardrc`, and `bootstrap` symlinks them to > `.clang-format` > > > and `.reviewboardrc` respectively. > > > > > > To keep this pattern consistent, I would like to move the > > > `.gitignore-template` template to `support/gitignore` and have > > `bootstrap` > > > symlink it to `.gitignore`. > > > > > > Please let me know if you're opposed to this change. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > MPark. > > > > > > > > -- > > ~Kevin > > > > > > -- > Avinash Sridharan, Mesosphere > +1 (323) 702 5245 >
