On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:42:23AM +0100, Mark Kettenis wrote: > > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:07:35 +0000 > > From: Stuart Henderson <[email protected]> > > > > core dumps on OpenBSD are not named 'core' anyway so ignoring them > > is pointless and gets in the way. > > > > OK? > > Why should cvs on OpenBSD behave different from cvs on other platforms?
Because it already does. We have already adapted it to current practices, such as ignoring vim .swp files. Do you want this to be reversed as well ? > People should not name files or directories "core". It leads to > accidents like sysadmins accidentally removing stuff when trying to > free up disk space by removing all core files. Nobody is free from idiots. Fortunately, most idiots don't run OpenBSD. And even then, idiots won't remove core directories, since rm no longer works on directories... Seriously, I really think sthen@'s change should go in. 1/ It reflects how our system works. 2/ Who uses cvs on other platforms anyways ? 3/ This is no place for a "holier than thou" dissertation. If people want to name files OR DIRECTORIES core, so what ? It's THEIR problem. 4/ The current setup of cvs already causes problems, as we REGULARLY have software that's organized as core & plugins. I see absolutely NO ISSUE in having directories named core.
