Re: [PATCH] git-status: Show empty directories

[Leila <muhtasib@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 2:12 PM,  <konglu@minatec.inpg.fr> wrote:
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> Leila <muhtasib@gmail.com> a écrit :
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>> The question 'why are empty dirs special', is issue no 1, which I'm
>> also happy to discuss. The rule empty dirs can't be added in git is
>> unintuitive, as people use git to keep track of things - all things.
>> So it's not about an empty dir being special, it's about how people
>> use git to keep track of things. Now why might people want empty dirs
>> tracked? 1) People often setup dir structure in projects before adding
>> any code. They often want to save that state for themselves or to
>> share it with other team members.
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> Yup, that kind of situation is not unusual. Thus, having a reminder by
> running 'git status' would help. But sharing empty dir with other team
> members is another issue, no ? Even with your implementation, the user
> won't be able to share empty directories.
>

Yes, there are two issues. I'm advocating for the reminder when
running 'git status'.

Sharing empty dirs with other team members is another issue. My
implementation does not handle this case.

Thanks,
Leila