Re: [PATCH] cmake: ignore generated files

> "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
> writes:
>
>> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
>>
>> When using CMake to generate the files required to build Git in Visual
>> Studio, a bunch of files are generated. We will want to prevent them
>> from being tracked in Git.
>
> If we were to go this route, let's
>
>  * update the log message to say that we assume we will use CMake to
>    build in-place.
>
>  * update the comment in the top part of the CMakeList.txt that
>    suggests it is a possibility to use it from subdirectories.

>  * optionally, update the same comment to recommend "clean -xdf"
>    as a way to bring the source tree back to the pristine state.
>
> Will queue with a tentative attempt to do the first bullet point to
> save one roundtip, something like:
>
>     When using CMake to generate the files required to build Git
>     in-place for Visual Studio, ...
>
> Other two points needs help from others (iow, I won't do so myself
> right now).
>
> Thanks.