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Bug 356633 - Failure to add files to repository if a .gitignore file is present
Summary: Failure to add files to repository if a .gitignore file is present
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: PTP
Classification: Tools
Component: RDT.sync (show other bugs)
Version: 5.0.2   Edit
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: John Eblen CLA
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Reported: 2011-09-02 15:13 EDT by John Eblen CLA
Modified: 2011-09-02 15:24 EDT (History)
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Description John Eblen CLA 2011-09-02 15:13:28 EDT 
If a .gitignore file is in the user's directory (and it lists a real, non-filtered file), we receive the following error on project creation:

The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
{the file name}
Use -f if you really want to add them.
fatal: no files added

Since no files are added, no files are downloaded to the local workspace.
Comment 1 John Eblen CLA 2011-09-02 15:24:45 EDT 
This was a simple fix. Adding the -f flag to the "git add" command causes it to ignore the .gitignore file. Fixed in HEAD and PTP_5_0.