Bug 25841

Summary: Add .gitignore file to WebKit repository
Product: WebKit Reporter: Jeff Johnson <opendarwin>
Component: New BugsAssignee: Nobody <webkit-unassigned>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: Normal CC: mrowe
Priority: P2    
Version: 528+ (Nightly build)   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
URL: git://git.webkit.org/WebKit.git
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Description Jeff Johnson 2009-05-17 14:12:12 PDT 
For those using git with WebKit and have cloned the git repository git://git.webkit.org/WebKit.git, I think it would be useful to add a .gitignore file. I've attached an example file that could be used for this.

My example has Mac-related ignores, so you might want to make some additions for other platforms.
Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 2009-05-17 14:12:57 PDT 
Created attachment 30425 [details]
Example .gitignore file
Comment 2 Mark Rowe (bdash) 2009-05-17 22:59:39 PDT 
Since we use SVN as our version control system I don't think it's a great idea to clutter up the tree with dot files related to a different system.  To avoid this problem yourself you can put entries in $GIT_DIR/info/exclude, which functions as an ignore file for your own repository.
Comment 3 Jeff Johnson 2009-12-20 07:30:57 PST 
I just discovered that this was implemented in <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/50325> for https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30951

I should note that nobody notified me of this. Also, the WebKit team should review its policy of closing bugs as WONTFIX. If you close a bug as WONTFIX and then actually fix the bug several months later without even reopening the original bug, something is wrong with the procedure.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 30951 ***