From 708731295fc6cb5bdef5c335cf11a044d254964c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmOsy6nbvPyXLd--qqjPMLnVIzxgZwtKlQ" Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:19:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment --- .../comment_3_f9b2a700c060707fae1bcb2ec0e4e4dc._comment | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/bugs/assistant_doesn__39__t_sync_empty_directories/comment_3_f9b2a700c060707fae1bcb2ec0e4e4dc._comment diff --git a/doc/bugs/assistant_doesn__39__t_sync_empty_directories/comment_3_f9b2a700c060707fae1bcb2ec0e4e4dc._comment b/doc/bugs/assistant_doesn__39__t_sync_empty_directories/comment_3_f9b2a700c060707fae1bcb2ec0e4e4dc._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..757a1c7276 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/assistant_doesn__39__t_sync_empty_directories/comment_3_f9b2a700c060707fae1bcb2ec0e4e4dc._comment @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmOsy6nbvPyXLd--qqjPMLnVIzxgZwtKlQ" + nickname="Nicolas" + subject="comment 3" + date="2013-09-11T23:19:26Z" + content=""" +This behaviour is indeed very confusing when one attempts to use git-annex with the assistant only, without thinking about the underlying machinery. +Having the assistant automatically put a .gitignore file in empty directories is a possible solution, but maybe printing a warning in the log when the watcher sees an empty directory could be an unobtrusive and helpful solution? (At least it would have helped me) +"""]]