This has been done here: https://github.com/apache/mesos/commit/16c62e5965f304ba59f26f4dbe0bcdfaded7c5ae
On 20 January 2016 at 21:02, Marco Massenzio <[email protected]> wrote: > +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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > +1 MPark > > > > Thanks Kevin for the tip. Found it useful !! > > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Kevin Klues <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 > > >
