Re: [PATCH 01/11 v2] gitignore: Move ignores from global to subdirectories

[Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

On 27.08.2020 21:09, Elliott Mitchell wrote:
> --- a/tools/misc/.gitignore
> +++ b/tools/misc/.gitignore
> @@ -1 +1,22 @@
> -xen-ucode
> +/cpuperf/cpuperf-perfcntr
> +/cpuperf/cpuperf-xen
> +/lowmemd
> +/xc_shadow
> +/xen-cpuid
> +/xen-detect
> +/xen-diag
> +/xen-hptool
> +/xen-hvmcrash
> +/xen-hvmctx
> +/xen-livepatch
> +/xen-lowmemd
> +/xen-mfndump
> +/xen-tmem-list-parse
> +/xen-ucode
> +/xen_cpuperf
> +/xencov
> +/xenhypfs
> +/xenlockprof
> +/xenperf
> +/xenpm
> +/xenwatchdogd

The earlier discussion had left me with the impression that the ./
form would be slightly better to use to avoid puzzling the
occasional reader. Did I overlook or mis-interpret anything? Did you
come to the conclusion that / is better, but forgot to mention the
"why" in at least the cover letter?

Jan