Correction, I tried to do that catting with the .gitconfig with excludesfile = .bzrignore
2015-06-21 14:00 GMT+02:00 Nick Østergaard <oe.n...@gmail.com>: > I just tried the catting before and it seems to work. > > 2015-06-21 13:53 GMT+02:00 Marco Hess <marco.h...@through-ip.com>: >> I guess you could do that, but I added: >> >> [include] >> path = ../.gitconfig >> >> to my .git/config and I added instructions to that effect in the .gitconfig >> comments. >> If you appeded the .gitconfig to .git/config I am nos sure that the path to >> .bzrignore is right. >> It might have to be ../.bzrignore then. >> >> Marco >> >> >> >> On 21-Jun-15 21:14, Nick Østergaard wrote: >>> >>> Ahh ok, I see. So I will have to do cat .gitconfig >> .git/config >>> to actually enable it. >>> >>> 2015-06-21 13:18 GMT+02:00 Marco Hess <marco.h...@through-ip.com>: >>>> >>>> Yes, positive. I read up on it in the git documentation. The only config >>>> file that Git uses >>>> within a repository is .git/config. There is not supposed to be a config >>>> file >>>> that is part of the repository by default. It only becomes active when >>>> you >>>> manually >>>> enable it. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 21-Jun-15 19:36, Nick Østergaard wrote: >>>>> >>>>> But are you sure that you need to enabled that in the .git/config? >>>>> >>>>> 2015-06-21 12:04 GMT+02:00 Nick Østergaard <oe.n...@gmail.com>: >>>>>> >>>>>> Ahh that was what was missing, i have been wondering about that for a >>>>>> while. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2015-06-21 5:12 GMT+02:00 Marco Hess <marco.h...@through-ip.com>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am using Git in my KiCad development and found that I had problems >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> ignoring generated files. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After some stuffing around I found it was supposed to be handled >>>>>>> through >>>>>>> configuring git to use the .bzringore file through a .gitconfig file. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> However, this was not working correctly with the = sign missing in the >>>>>>> config file that I fixed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Also, I took the opportunity to add a bit of explantion to the >>>>>>> .gitconfig >>>>>>> file as to what its intention is and how to enable it correctly for >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> local repository. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marco >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig >>>>>>> index 079dcc9..fa66653 100644 >>>>>>> --- a/.gitconfig >>>>>>> +++ b/.gitconfig >>>>>>> @@ -1,2 +1,13 @@ >>>>>>> +# When using the KiCad repository via Git, this .gitconfig >>>>>>> +# configures Git to use the .bzrignore so there is not need for >>>>>>> +# a separate .gitignore file. >>>>>>> +# >>>>>>> +# However, this .gitconfig file needs to be enable explicitly in your >>>>>>> +# git configuration. For example in the local .git/config file >>>>>>> +# add the following lines: >>>>>>> +# >>>>>>> +# [include] >>>>>>> +# path = ../.gitconfig >>>>>>> +# >>>>>>> [core] >>>>>>> - excludesfile .bzrignore >>>>>>> + excludesfile = .bzrignore >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>>>>> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >>>>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >>>>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Marco Hess >>>> Through IP Pty. Ltd. - AUSTRALIA >>>> www.through-ip.com | marco.h...@through-ip.com >>>> p: +61 407 78 55 66 | f: +61 8 8121 6191 >>>> >> >> -- >> Marco Hess >> Through IP Pty. Ltd. - AUSTRALIA >> www.through-ip.com | marco.h...@through-ip.com >> p: +61 407 78 55 66 | f: +61 8 8121 6191 >> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp