[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Add .gitignore files

[Jerry Van Baren]

Timur Tabi wrote:
> Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> 
>> But I'm willing to listen to  arguments.  At  the  moment  it's  that
>> either  I  have  to  run  an  additional command I didn't need to use
>> before, or you have to run "make clean" or use "O=". I don't see  any
>> significant difference of added inconvenience between these two. So I
>> tend to shift the inconvenience to you :-)
> 
> I think that's a very good summary of the current situation.
> 
> However, I would like to point out that, at least according to the current 
> discussion, you are the only person who opposes .gitignore files.  Everyone else 
> wants this patch applied.  So it's not really just me who is inconvenienced by 
> the status quo - it's everyone but you who is inconvenienced.

Well, everyone that spoke up spoke up for the patch, but most of the 
developers on the list did not speak up.  Personally, I don't feel 
inconvenienced by Wolfgang's choice and am OK with status quo (inertia 
is the most powerful force in the universe).
<http://thinkexist.com/quotation/the_most_powerful_force_in_the_universe_is/158830.html?
although that is apparently an urban legend:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein#Popularity_and_cultural_impact>

I suspect that, for most developers, it's not an itch so they aren't 
scratching it.

Best regards,
gvb