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Re: [PATCH] Update .gitignore file
- From: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>
- To: elfutils-devel at lists dot fedorahosted dot org
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:46:57 +0200
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Update .gitignore file
On 04/15/2014 07:55 PM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> i have no problem with encouraging people to build out of tree (i love that
> functionality). sometimes though, it's easier to just build in tree to do
> quick tests. i also don't think it's a big deal to support, or to just take
> patches tweaking the gitignore file even if people themselves don't want to
> maintain it.
I don't really care either way. The current hints (.gitignore contents,
INSTALL instructions) point towards in-tree builds. But now I'm
building out-of-tree.
> might be easier to keep these lists in src/.gitignore or tests/.gitignore.
> i'm fine with either.
I think this would make sense if we want to complete the listing of
auto-generated files.
So which way do we want to go? Remove all ignored files only generated
during an in-tree build, or add the missing auto-generated files from
such a build?
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Florian Weimer / Red Hat Product Security Team