Cannot use filter pattern for largefiles extension for hg

Question

My hgrc config files is as follow:

[extensions] largefiles =

[largefiles] patterns = *.jpg *.png *.bmp *.gif *.mp3 *.a *.jar *.psd *.ai *.unity *.ttf *.zip *.rar

I tested by created a file a.jpg ,hg add --large a.jpg, file has been created in .hglf correctly. I created b.jpg,hg add b.jpg, file has been created in .hglf correctly as well.

If I do not hg add --large a.jpg first, this will be failed for some reason.

Next, I created subdirectory, created c.jpg file in there,hg add c.jpg, nothing created in .hglf. This make the filter pattern not work anymore after it's in subdirectory. What should I do to be able to "hg add *" for all file in repo and it filter correctly for which one is text file, which one is binary file as config in .hgrc config file.

Answer 1

I suppose, you have to re-read hg help patterns

  *.c            any name ending in ".c" in the current directory
  **.c           any name ending in ".c" in any subdirectory of the
                 current directory including itself.

and fix your patterns