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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] tests: Simplify .gitignore
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Markus Armbruster |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] tests: Simplify .gitignore |
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Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:53:21 +0200 |
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Eric Blake <address@hidden> writes:
> Commit 0bcc8e5b was yet another instance of 'git status' reporting
> dirty files after an in-tree build, thanks to the new binary
> tests/check-block-qdict.
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> Instead of piecemeal exemptions of each new binary as they are
> added, let's use git's negative globbing feature to exempt ALL
> files that have a 'test-' or 'check-' prefix, except for the ones
> ending in '.c' or '.sh'. We still have a couple of generated
> files that then need (re-)exclusion, but the overall list is a
> LOT shorter, and less prone to needing future edits.
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> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
No objections to your patch, but the true cure for the ".gitignore is
huge and perpetually stale" is getting rid of in-tree builds.