Re: Overwrite mode in collectstatic

2014-10-29 Thread Prathik Rajendran M
, or 'no' to cancel: > > Maybe we can tweak the message if it's not clear, but adding more code > logic to try to make the error message "smarter" seems overkill to me. > > On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 1:41:56 PM UTC-4, Prathik Rajendran M wrote: >>

Re: Overwrite mode in collectstatic

2014-10-29 Thread Prathik Rajendran M
ly empty) destination directory for collecting your static files > from their permanent locations into one directory for ease of deployment; > it is *not* a place to store your static files permanently." > > On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 12:55:29 PM UTC-4, Prathik Rajendran M > wrot

Re: Overwrite mode in collectstatic

2014-10-29 Thread Prathik Rajendran M
ders, my analysis of the issue and why I don't think it's >> appropriate can be found on the ticket where the idea was first raised: >> https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/23724 >> >> On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 11:34:02 AM UTC-4, Prathik Rajendran M >&g

Re: Overwrite mode in collectstatic

2014-10-29 Thread Prathik Rajendran M
e messed up". > On 29 Oct 2014 16:05, "Tim Graham" > > wrote: > >> For other readers, my analysis of the issue and why I don't think it's >> appropriate can be found on the ticket where the idea was first raised: >> https://code.djangoprojec

Overwrite mode in collectstatic

2014-10-29 Thread Prathik Rajendran M
Hi all, This is to initiate a discussion on whether we should add a new overwrite method to collectstatic. Although I agree that we should careful in adding new features, I think this one is pretty useful. Here is why: - We want the files in STATIC_ROOT to be replaced even if the one there