Don't backup with 'msgmerge' in case LOCALEDIR is a .git repository.

[twoixter]

If the target $LOCALEDIR is in a GIT repository, there is no need for backups, you have to manually remove those *~ later.

[deceze]

Hmm, meh... ;)

I'd solve this by adding "~ files" to .gitignore instead. Beyond that they don't bother me. Also, isn't it more likely for a parent of $LOCALEDIR to contain the .git file instead of $LOCALEDIR itself?

I agree though that they're redundant, so I'm not against this in general. Just make it more useful by checking for .git in parent directories?

[twoixter]

Hehe. :-) Yes, I think the .gitignore is more of a personal taste, I prefer not to have the *~ files hanging around and just keep the .gitignore for files that must be present anyway (generated Makefiles or something like that).

You're right it's more useful to detect indeed if the directory is part of a repository, not only checking the parent but at any deep. I'll give a try!