[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] gitignore: ignore top level build/ directory

[Thomas Monjalon]

2016-12-13 12:02, Ferruh Yigit:
> On 12/13/2016 11:48 AM, Baruch Siach wrote:
> > RTE_OUTPUT defaults to build/.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch at tkos.co.il>
> 
> There is a similar patch:
> http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/11637/
> 
> If you want you can review/comment that one too.

Yes, sorry I've never commented above patch.

I do not like filling .gitignore because I prefer
seeing what is built or copied or whatever with "git status".
What is really the benefit of .gitignore?