Add ignored config file to git repo as sample

Question

I have an repository for an app that I\'m working on that includes a configuration file. Currently, I distribute with a .dist extension, and have the user rename th

Answer 1

This is a good question, but AFAIK there is no git solution for this.

Few workarounds:

• configure your app to read config.dist when config is not present (e.g. PHPUnit uses this technique)
• use build script to do rename for you (e.g. ant or phing)
• use git hooks to rename the configs