Ludovic Courtès writes:

Hi!

>> Added an -g/--exclude-.git option for guix hash.  It is very specific:
>> it skips toplevel .git directory.  WDYT?
>
> Good idea!

Thanks...

> What about --exclude-vcs/-x?  Tar uses that name, although with slightly
> different semantics (info "(tar) exclude").

Yes, I like this even better than my 2nd --exclude=FILE patch.

> Rather make the lambda a top-level procedure, like:
>
>   (define (vcs-file? file stat)
>     (case (stat:type stat)
>       ((directory)
>        (member (basename file) '(".git" ".svn" "CVS" …)))
>       (else
>        #f)))

Nice!

> Could you send an updated patch?

Sure, attached.

> Thank you for making our lives easier!  :-)

:-)  Exactly, the mv .git ../dot-git ... drill was getting boring.

Greetings,
Jan