René Scharfe <l.s.r@xxxxxx> writes: > Am 13.02.22 um 07:25 schrieb Junio C Hamano: >> >> So we do need some extra "manifest" to declare what's untracked etc., >> if we allow --add-file etc. to munge the tree when creating a tarball >> out of it. > > Right, or get that information from the order of files in the archive, > by having tracked files come first, then the signature file with a > certain name and then untracked files. That sounds like a workable approach, modulo that the details of the "signature file with a certain name" part needs to be worked out. We should make sure that we clearly document that "--add-file=" and friends add their material after the contents that come from the tree-ish, and make sure that the program does so and will stay doing so. Otherwise users cannot easily create an archive that follows the above rule. Thanks.
