Re: What .gitignore files do in the tarball?

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Victor Wagner <vitus(at)wagner(dot)pp(dot)ru>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: What .gitignore files do in the tarball?
Date: 2015-11-25 14:05:41
Message-ID: 20151125140541.GM4073@alvherre.pgsql
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Victor Wagner wrote:
> Collegues,
>
> I've noticed that source distribution archive of the postgresql contain
> more than hundred of .gitignore files and one .gitattributes.
>
> Is it just a bug nobody bothered to fix, or these files can make
> any sense outside git repository?

I agree they are pointless, let's get rid of them.

--
Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Magnus Hagander 2015-11-25 14:08:00 Re: pg_stat_replication log positions vs base backups
Previous Message Michael Paquier 2015-11-25 14:03:33 Re: pg_stat_replication log positions vs base backups