On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 04:59:24PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:39:54 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:> * Are find -name/-path globs a better idea than .gitignore? > * Are shell-style globs the right idea? Should we use Perl regular > expressions on the entire pathname instead?I think that we can, and should, keep the rest of the syntax simple by using only the shell wildcards ‘?’ and ‘*’. I have not worked on any package where a more complex syntax would be needed.I agree that shell globs are probably the easiest way both to write (without checking pattern rules) and test (with a simple `ls'). [0]
Agreed.Even the [] syntax (currently allowed - and also in gitignore syntax) I have not really found beneficial and wouldn't mind dropping, to keep syntax simple.
When I look at gitignore(5) I find in the example: # ignore objects and archives, anywhere in the tree. *.[oa] I don't think the "anywhere in the tree" part is desirable for debian/copyright.
That's the "find -path" variant, I believe. I use this for e.g. Makefile.in files.
I've fact I've written shell-style patterns free-handedly so far and hoped that they would also be valid for `find' :)
Did you actually test your expressions with "find -path"?I discovered at some point that all entries need a trailing ./ - e.g. debian/control is not valid - it needs to be expressed ./debian/control
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