I've just noticed for the first time that these files (or at least
.gitignore, assuming that .cvsignore works the same way) have rather odd
contents.
There seem to be basically two classes of user when it comes to what is
ignored:
1. gnulib is considered as a build dependency, so no files provided or
generated by gnulib are put in CVS/git.
2. gnulib is not considered as a build dependency, so files provided by
gnulib are put in CVS/git, but files generated from them are not.
However, at present, my .gitignore files in m4 and lib appear to list
precisely those files provided by gnulib, and not those generated during the
build process. This is precisely the opposite of what I want as a case 2
user, and is insufficient for a case 1 user.
Since things are so precisely topsy-turvy for me, I suspect I've
misunderstood, but wherein lies my error?
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