[PATCH] Check for .hgrc files in ancestor directories above the repository

Jesse Glick Jesse.Glick at Sun.COM
Sun Jan 13 14:40:51 CST 2008


Matt Mackall wrote:
> Imagine an extension that lets you access a remote store.

Of course changelog.i reading would not work in such a case, but neither 
would include files, or .hg/hgrc for that matter.

>> "Read hgrcinclude files from ancestor directories of the repository
>> if they are readable and owned by a trusted user and not themselves
>> inside any repository, or .hg/hgrcinclude files from ancestor
>> directories if readable and trustable."
> 
> Eek. People are already plenty confused by hgrc trust issues without 
> having to wrap their brains around that.

Agreed, it is pretty confusing.

> And what happens if my ~ is under hg?

Tough luck.


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