[libvirt] [PATCH] build: Update .gitignore for build-aux files

[Eric Blake]

On 10/16/19 9:23 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:17:16AM -0400, John Ferlan wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 10/16/19 10:08 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 08:54:26AM -0400, John Ferlan wrote:
>>>> Recent changes moved some files to build-aux and created at least
>>>> one more.
>>>
>>> Really ? I wasn't aware that we'd moved the files listed in
>>> this change.
>>>
>>
>> Well that's where they now show up... I dunno. I had to clean my
>> environment more than once due to recent changes and these files now
>> show up in the noted/changed locations.  I also use a clean environment
>> for my coverity builds every day and this is where they show up.
> 
> Oh in fact I see them in the same place build-aux, but git is not
> reporting them despite not being listed in gitignore.
> 
> I wonder if it has some default ignore list its using ?

When using gnulib's bootstrap, gnulib creates or augments .gitignore as 
needed to cover files that it copies in or which autoconf/automake will 
install.  But as we have been moving away from that, we have to pick up 
the slack and ignore the files ourselves.

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