Bug#459502: Detect when package installs a ".gitignore" file

2008-01-06 Thread Chris Lamb
Chris Lamb wrote: > Patch (with testcase) attached. Revised patch attached - I hadn't spotted the existing cvsignore rule. Regards, -- Chris Lamb, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG: 0x634F9A20 Index: chec

Bug#459502: Detect when package installs a ".gitignore" file

2008-01-06 Thread Chris Lamb
Package: lintian Version: 1.23.41 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Lintian should detect when a package installs a ".gitignore" file. These files are used by the Git revision control system to specify intentionally untracked files that it should ignore and are cruft when installed by a package. Pat