GNU bug report logs - #76318
31.0.50; emacs .gitignore doesn't untrack .patch files

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From: Elijah Gabe Perez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 31.0.50; emacs .gitignore doesn't untrack .patch files
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:45:43 -0600

I'm not sure if is this on purpose, but
there is not any line in .gitignore file for untrack .patch files.

This can lead to accidents where the .patch is included in the commit.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Elijah Gabe Perez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76318: 31.0.50; emacs .gitignore doesn't untrack .patch files
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:42:14 +0200

> From: Elijah Gabe Perez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:45:43 -0600
> 
> I'm not sure if is this on purpose, but
> there is not any line in .gitignore file for untrack .patch files.
> 
> This can lead to accidents where the .patch is included in the commit.

Please describe how such accident can happen.  A commit should include
only files that you told Git to include, no?

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From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <basil <at> contovou.net>
To: Elijah Gabe Perez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76318: 31.0.50; emacs .gitignore doesn't untrack .patch files
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:06:05 +0100

Elijah Gabe Perez [2025-02-15 20:45 -0600] wrote:

> I'm not sure if is this on purpose, but
> there is not any line in .gitignore file for untrack .patch files.

Not a strong feeling, but since I generate .patch files within the
repository, I like being reminded by Git that I have them lying around
before e.g. I run git clean and lose them.  (Committing them
accidentally is less likely for me thanks to the Magit interface.)

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Elijah Gabe Perez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76318: 31.0.50; emacs .gitignore doesn't untrack .patch files
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:34:07 +0100

On Feb 15 2025, Elijah Gabe Perez wrote:

> I'm not sure if is this on purpose, but
> there is not any line in .gitignore file for untrack .patch files.
> This can lead to accidents where the .patch is included in the commit.

That can happen with any file if you are careless.

The file .git/info/exclude exists for your personal customization.

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Message #21 received at 76318-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>,
 Elijah Gabe Perez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76318-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76318: 31.0.50; emacs .gitignore doesn't untrack .patch files
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:07:00 +0000

tags 76318 + notabug wontfix
close 76318
thanks

Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org> writes:

> On Feb 15 2025, Elijah Gabe Perez wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure if is this on purpose, but
>> there is not any line in .gitignore file for untrack .patch files.
>> This can lead to accidents where the .patch is included in the commit.
>
> That can happen with any file if you are careless.
>
> The file .git/info/exclude exists for your personal customization.

Agreed.  I'm therefore closing this bug report.

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