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Re: [Bug-tar] --exclude-vcs-ignores does not read .gitignore files from
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Sergey Poznyakoff |
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Re: [Bug-tar] --exclude-vcs-ignores does not read .gitignore files from parent directories |
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Tue, 31 Jul 2018 12:23:27 +0300 |
Hi Pavel,
> I don't like that idea; IMO GNU tar should rely on /bin/git to interpret
> gitignore ('git check-ignore').
Allow me to disagree. Calling external program when building a file list
does not seem to be the best idea. First, it would considerably slow
down the process. Secondly, it would entail additional memory overhead
(for constructing the command line etc.)
Regards,
Sergey