Re: Object files generated by ecpg test suite not ignored on Windows

On 03/09/2015 09:46 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
>> Michael Paquier wrote:
>>> When running the test suite of ecpg, build generates a set of obj
>>> files and it happens that those files are not ignored in the code
>>> tree.
>> Wouldn't this be simpler as a *.obj pattern somewhere?  Maybe in
>> ecpg/test/.gitignore add this line?
> Actually, if we are supporting toolchains that generate *.obj files,
> I'd expect the top-level .gitignore to ignore them, as it does *.o.
> But if that's the issue why have we not heard complaints before?
>
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Probably because while there is lots of use on Windows there is probably 
very little development.

+1 for adding a top level .gitignore entry.

cheers

andrew