On 06.08.2010 20:13, Greg Hudson wrote: > On Fri, 2010-08-06 at 13:50 -0400, Hyrum K. Wright wrote: > >> I'm doing some more thinking about repository-dictated configuration, >> > I get nervous when I see people talk about repository-dictated > configuration as an extension of the general configuration framework. > > There are a lot of things a repository should not be able to configure > for trust reasons--in particular, what commands the client runs. When > you check out material from a repository, you are not handing over the > keys to your machine or account, just retrieving content. In fact, I > think there are only a few specific configuration variables which a > repository should be able to influence, such as mime-type recognition. >
That was my concern, too -- and those settings should only ever take effect on working copies of that repository. Which implies that you have to re-evaluate them for every switched entry or external or embedded working copy. -- Brane
