On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 07:01:54PM +0200, Achim Gratz wrote: > Stefan Nobis writes: > > > > The only unaethetic thing left is that now git sees all those files > > from contrib/lisp copied to lisp as new untracked files (but that does > > not bother me too much). > > > Then get over it and install it someplace (even in …/install in the > source directory, if you must), usingthe target "up2".
The OP could also set this: $ git config status.showuntrackedfiles no -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.