Re: Add .gitignore files to CVS?

On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>> ... What I'm interested in is being
>> able to run 'git status' on a tree in which I've run a build without
>> getting a lot of extra output, and that will require ignoring all the
>> build products.
>
> I'm fairly hesitant to set up ignore files that list *all* the build
> products (or even all the non-.o ones) because of the probability of
> error --- in particular, the likelihood that this would mask an omission
> in a "make clean" rule.  The current charter for .cvsignore is
> relatively safe and low-maintenance because there are so few built files
> that are supposed to remain around in a distribution tree.  What you're
> talking about would require a great deal more maintenance effort, and
> I don't see the point compared to using a VPATH build.

That seems to be a common POV, so I think we should just let it go.

...Robert