Re: restricting git commits to the debian subdirectory?

[Michael Shuler <michael@pbandjelly.org>]

On 06/23/2010 05:16 PM, Eric Cooper wrote:
> I maintain both the upstream and Debian version of a program in a git
> repo, using "upstream" and "master" branches, git-buildpackage, etc.
>
> Occasionally I forget which branch I'm on and commit upstream changes
> to the master branch by mistake.
>
> Is there a way to tell git that when I'm on the master branch, I
> should only be allowed to commit files in the debian/ subdirectory?

Perhaps a .gitignore file of something like:

*
!debian/

and maybe a bright red git branch listed on your $PS1, maybe:

mshuler@gaea:~$ cd src/repos/git/haproxy/
(master)mshuler@gaea:~/src/repos/git/haproxy$ grep -iC3 git ~/.bashrc
# sources /etc/bash.bashrc).
if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ] && ! shopt -oq posix; then
    . /etc/bash_completion
    # adapted from 
http://people.planetpostgresql.org/dfetter/index.php?/archives/53-Git-+-bash-win.html
    if [ -f /etc/bash_completion.d/git ]; then
        PSGIT='\[\033[01;31m\]$(__git_ps1 "(%s)")\[\033[00m\]'
        PS1="$PSGIT$PS1"
    fi
fi

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Kind regards,
Michael