On 13/02/14 17:12, Ulrich Mueller wrote: > When rewriting the script scanning for binary files in the Portage > tree [1], I noticed that there are some 25 XPM and SVG image files, > with sizes up to 13 kB. > > For the time being, I've added exceptions for MIME types image/svg+xml > and image/x-xpmi [2], but I think it would be better to clarify our > policy on this. The devmanual currently says: > > | Things that do not belong in the tree: > | * Large patches > | * Non-text files > | * Photos of teletubbies > | * Files whose name starts with a dot > > Should we allow pictures if the image file format is a text file?
wasn't the whole argument for not allowing binary files in tree the problems it causes w/ version control history, web interface, and such? then, what problems does .xpm or .svg cause? none, far as I know, so why disallow them?
