[RFC] bug #71147: Mark .bzr directories as "hidden" on Windows

[Jelmer Vernooij]

On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 10:01:41PM +0200, Alexander Belchenko wrote:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bzr/+bug/71147

> As Aaron says feature requests should be discussed in ML.
> So I'd like to re-start discussion about the subject.

> Main argument to implement this feature was:

> >Will McCutchen  wrote on 2006-11-10:7

> >On 11/10/06, bialix <bialix at ukr.net> wrote:
> >> Why for it needed?

> >It is needed to make bzr fit in better on Windows.

> IMO, Windows is not Linux, so verb "fit" is not clear for me here.

> Do we really want to implement this or we could simply close this request?

> IMHO it's not needed. Maybe there are another comments? Arguments?
Is there any reason you would want the .bzr directory to show up in
the file explorer as user? Usually, this sort of metadata is marked hidden
on Windows - that's what's done for desktop.ini files, .svn
directories, etc. 

Cheers,

Jelmer

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