Re: [PATCH] cmake: ignore generated files

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 23, 2020, 17:47 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqsgb8idvv.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <pull.735.git.1600375065498.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> 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.