Re: Object files generated by ecpg test suite not ignored on Windows

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Object files generated by ecpg test suite not ignored on Windows
Date: 2015-03-09 14:33:20
Message-ID: 54FDAF30.9090705@dunslane.net
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On 03/09/2015 09:46 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
>> Michael Paquier wrote:
>>> When running the test suite of ecpg, build generates a set of obj
>>> files and it happens that those files are not ignored in the code
>>> tree.
>> Wouldn't this be simpler as a *.obj pattern somewhere? Maybe in
>> ecpg/test/.gitignore add this line?
> Actually, if we are supporting toolchains that generate *.obj files,
> I'd expect the top-level .gitignore to ignore them, as it does *.o.
> But if that's the issue why have we not heard complaints before?
>
>

Probably because while there is lots of use on Windows there is probably
very little development.

+1 for adding a top level .gitignore entry.

cheers

andrew

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