[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] virtio-net-pmd: .gitignore: ignore librte_pmd_virtio.so

[Thomas Monjalon]

> >I thought our .gitignore could do with a few entries added alright, I
> >just never expected this one to be top of the list! While I don't think
> >it does any harm, I'm just curious why you think it needs to be added?
> >
> >/Bruce
> 
> I import all my DPDK dependencies as git submodules. When the submodules
> contain unignored files, they get marked as dirty by git, and it makes
> like difficult when it comes to updating my submodule pointers.
> 
> Matthew.

So you cannot update submodules without filling .gitignore?

I'm not a big fan of .gitignore because I like seeing what has been
generated by looking at "git status".
And it's not really needed in DPDK because compilation is often done in
a separate directory.

-- 
Thomas