From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8692D1F404 for ; Wed, 7 Mar 2018 21:52:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754735AbeCGVwl (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Mar 2018 16:52:41 -0500 Received: from mail-ot0-f170.google.com ([74.125.82.170]:41346 "EHLO mail-ot0-f170.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754039AbeCGVwk (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Mar 2018 16:52:40 -0500 Received: by mail-ot0-f170.google.com with SMTP id w38so3518683ota.8 for ; Wed, 07 Mar 2018 13:52:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=ZRgFvOV7XOZccnzZlXU7cbUvw0aSG1O+T0PDUXnQ1kg=; b=RfyQ/VD9bo1qu/MBNp11j6uF69JmpRME06jKneUfN7fdLgdwhNzx3ZX2w0GLkvUEJE 2d6V0dzTg145B/M0m9Kb4vUmpXAazSy3PatAD1ymML+8MIOLU25/npSBakn93YAnA3rr 59zDC78fdM8M5HSVlNpEZlrzrrVwhZNiyYak6Qf18X197c3oP+TyK1xkL6CXyayPhyrm IwXD3Tn+ZvFVJotLMqFj+3/pz2hM0jVvth6i0eGdlEd/QqlZaswFO12+oa2/0osZy40T xtV15rXqDF3m5IHiSB86gAGmV6B9JJJWUww8Z8xKkjubrm4U1CHjQRzYuiLCb433b0Lx rY+Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=ZRgFvOV7XOZccnzZlXU7cbUvw0aSG1O+T0PDUXnQ1kg=; b=fnE4lO4LplKQaVLsT9GvpQnLDZaXjdNp1Py+O+IOwt5AX4L7oxtka7fb4oPl38fPHh O7MrvypYR5CrPYstd09x6uroxNMui7XlPPtRQp1fQYfU2zKoBV8D6eQ/vH3JcEpg9QTM 8klXdl0N6o1ujXS4TOlm0EPybljMa6HjI1+FtkkjsNjDNRSi3g6sjTG4AgQA//FDDsjf cF5Xsxky3IWjECZ2HkYVTufEIxMC5+ewJxOalx7weouYELaYJ/FBmva+GY2ne9LP6R1s vHdxdRp3gH73VEKMQFMOlqcvZlADMeX9e73zZ5QrUd+/WFhFBW8qBgL+sduOLxUg8oFZ 5ZYw== X-Gm-Message-State: AElRT7FihbpeWU2D1ArNwlQfzS2JXAkYjCRNWwtwy3btUWvXKiMot1y7 pVXU1CDWRQjVTCvRYhPTnny0lCj392dL9Z4buuU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AG47ELuBkZvP9YPLURjblIBPqvhHMpEU36lvwdxWJDBY3cU2uVPsTb4IZ//6m/HId5GCUwuP+FvCKT6vZikDEO4iRmc= X-Received: by 10.157.53.10 with SMTP id o10mr15814210otc.283.1520459559953; Wed, 07 Mar 2018 13:52:39 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.74.76.9 with HTTP; Wed, 7 Mar 2018 13:52:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87muzlwhb0.fsf@winehq.org> References: <20180303034803.21589-1-dorabpatel@gmail.com> <87muzlwhb0.fsf@winehq.org> From: Dorab Patel Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 13:52:39 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] git.el: handle default excludesfile properly To: Alexandre Julliard Cc: Junio C Hamano , Eric Sunshine , Git List Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Thanks for updating us with the status of git.el. The last time I looked at magit, it was too heavyweight for my needs. I like the simplicity of git.el. But perhaps it's time for me to take another look at magit. On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 3:54 AM, Alexandre Julliard wrote: > Junio C Hamano writes: > >> Having said that, I am sorry to say that I am not sure if the copy >> we have is the one to be patched, so I would appreciate if Alexandre >> (cc'ed) can clarify the situation. The last change done to our copy >> of the script is from 2012, and I do not know if Alexandre is still >> taking care of it here but the script is so perfect that there was >> no need to update it for the past 5 years and we haven't seen an >> update, or the caninical copy is now being maintained elsewhere and >> we only have a stale copy, or what. > > This is the canonical version, and I guess in theory I'm still taking > care of it. However, the need that git.el was originally addressing is > now fulfilled by better tools. As such, I feel that it has outlived its > usefulness, and I'm no longer actively developing it. > > I'd recommend that anybody still using it switch to Magit, which is > being actively maintained, and IMO superior to git.el in all respects. > > -- > Alexandre Julliard > julliard@winehq.org