GNU bug report logs - #12303
[MICROBUG]: gnulib doesn't add lib/spawn.h to .gitignore?

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org, bug-gnulib <bug-gnulib <at> gnu.org>
Subject: [MICROBUG]: gnulib doesn't add  lib/spawn.h to .gitignore?
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:33:56 +0200

Severity: minor

OK, this is a minor annoyance rather than a real bug, but I guess
reporting it won't hurt.

In GNU coreutils, the gnulib-provided 'bootstrap' script fails to add
the generated file 'lib/spawn.h' to the .gitignore in 'lib/':

  $ ./bootstrap && ./configure && make
  ... [all is OK]
  $ git status
  ...
  # Untracked files:
  #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
  #
  #       lib/spawn.h
  nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
  $ grep spawn lib/.gitignore
  /spawn-pipe.c
  /spawn-pipe.h
  /spawn.in.h
  /spawn_faction_addclose.c
  /spawn_faction_adddup2.c
  /spawn_faction_addopen.c
  /spawn_faction_destroy.c
  /spawn_faction_init.c
  /spawn_int.h
  /spawnattr_destroy.c
  /spawnattr_init.c
  /spawnattr_setflags.c
  /spawnattr_setsigmask.c
  /spawni.c
  /spawnp.c
  /w32spawn.h

Since I don't know where the problem might lie (coreutils or gnulib?),
and since I have no time to investigate at the moment, I'm reporting
the issue to both lists.

Regards,
  Stefano

Message #8 received at 12303 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: 12303 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12303: [MICROBUG]: gnulib doesn't add lib/spawn.h to
 .gitignore?
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:24:58 -0600

tags 12303 fixed
close 12303
stop

(triaging old bugs)

On 29/08/12 05:33 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> 
> In GNU coreutils, the gnulib-provided 'bootstrap' script fails to add
> the generated file 'lib/spawn.h' to the .gitignore in 'lib/':
> 
>    $ ./bootstrap && ./configure && make
>    ... [all is OK]
>    $ git status
>    ...
>    # Untracked files:
[...]
> Since I don't know where the problem might lie (coreutils or gnulib?),
> and since I have no time to investigate at the moment, I'm reporting
> the issue to both lists.

Thanks for the report (and sorry for the very late reply).

These untracked,un-ignored files do pop-up from time to time
until gnulib/coreutils are sync'd.

I now checked a pristine clone of from git (v8.30-18-g571f63f50)
and there are no untracked,un-ignored files generated.
(however, it's not impossible more instances will appear in the future).

But for now, I'm marking this as "fixed".

-assaf

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