From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jerry Van Baren Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:00:32 -0500 Subject: [U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Add .gitignore files In-Reply-To: <45E35532.2070907@freescale.com> References: <20070226213827.6F734352674@atlas.denx.de> <45E35532.2070907@freescale.com> Message-ID: <45E35880.8020806@smiths-aerospace.com> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: u-boot@lists.denx.de Timur Tabi wrote: > Wolfgang Denk wrote: > >> But I'm willing to listen to arguments. At the moment it's that >> either I have to run an additional command I didn't need to use >> before, or you have to run "make clean" or use "O=". I don't see any >> significant difference of added inconvenience between these two. So I >> tend to shift the inconvenience to you :-) > > I think that's a very good summary of the current situation. > > However, I would like to point out that, at least according to the current > discussion, you are the only person who opposes .gitignore files. Everyone else > wants this patch applied. So it's not really just me who is inconvenienced by > the status quo - it's everyone but you who is inconvenienced. Well, everyone that spoke up spoke up for the patch, but most of the developers on the list did not speak up. Personally, I don't feel inconvenienced by Wolfgang's choice and am OK with status quo (inertia is the most powerful force in the universe). I suspect that, for most developers, it's not an itch so they aren't scratching it. Best regards, gvb