Re: getting git to ignore modifications to specific files

> We have a git repository that as some GNU build system (a.k.a.
> autotools) files, my current problem is with the INSTALL file but I
> suspect there may be some others. These can get modified if you are
> running a different version of autotools from when the files were  
> created.
>
> I've had various arguments about which autotools files should or
> shouldn't be included in our repositories. My general rule of thumb is
> that if it is automatically generated then it shouldn't go into the
> repository.
>
> There are a couple of repositories that are local clones of 3rd party
> repositories which have included the pesky auto-generated files so  
> whle
> I can remove the offending files from repositories we control I need
> another solution for the 3rd part ones.