[RFC] Ignoring versioned directory ignores all child files

[Jan Hudec]

On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 12:43:36PM -0500, John Arbash Meinel wrote:
> Jan Hudec wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
> > Yes, the code is still lying around somewhere. The issue back then was
> > the desire not to break the compatibility.
> 
> We already broke it when we removed the whole lot of them. We even did
> it in a way that we can't get 100% compatibility back. (we don't know
> when the transition for the user files would have been).
> 
> So, I don't think we have to worry so much about it as much anymore.
> 
> 
> > The Replacer stuff itself allows tweaking the meaning of globs to hearts
> > content, because it is really defined by table of translations to regex.
> > I can dig it out, though it will be a bit complicated now since my
> > internet link at home is currently out of order.
> 
> Well, I have a copy of it at:
> http://bzr.arbash-meinel.com/mirrors/bzr/hudec/bzr.ignore/
> 
> I can register that into Launchpad if you are having trouble with your
> own network access.

Sorry, I was not precise. The branch as I published it is online all
right. But it is hard for me to update it or hack on it.

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                  				- Jan Hudec `Bulb' <bulb at ucw.cz>