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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Elijah Gabe Perez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 02:46:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Found in version 31.0.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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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: 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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