Re: [PATCH 5/5] gitignore: Ignore golang package directory

[Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

George Dunlap writes ("Re: [PATCH 5/5] gitignore: Ignore golang package 
directory"):
> [explanation]

Sounds quite tangled...

> Nick, any opinions?
...
> > Is there not a risk that humans will try to edit it ?

Anyway ISTM that you have definitely considered this so

Acked-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

assuming that and Nick convince yourselves you've addressed this
possible issue.

> I suppose someone might.  If we decide we want to support older versions of 
> go, we probably want to figure something out there.  Options:
> 
> 1. Copy the files to a temp directory instead.  This is complicated because 
> we have to find a good temp directory, and we’d have to copy them every time, 
> slowing down the incremental build (though not that much).

I don't think that helps much.

> 2. Put a file in the generated directory like “GENERATED_DO_NOT_EDIT”.
> 
> 3. Put them in tools/golang/GENERATED_DO_NOT_EDIT/src instead.

Do they not have a header comment saying DO NOT EDIT ?

3 is pretty ugly.  I'll leave it up to you whether to bother with 2.

Thanks,
Ian.