Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:10:28 -0500 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: .gitignore files really necessary? |
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Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote: > On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 10:42:21PM -0500, Brian Gerst wrote: >> Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I see you keep updating .gitignore files. That would be a never ending >>> extra burden IMHO. May I suggest we all use KBUILD_OUTPUT instead to keep >>> the source tree clean? Or am I missing you? >>> >>> Coywolf >> Seperate output dirs are nice for building release kernels, but for >> doing development it makes things more difficult. The .gitignore files > > How? An example? I think it firstly benefits development, like making diffs.
Making diffs is what git is for.
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