.cvsignore files

[Paul W. Frields]

I saw a .cvsignore pop up in the documentation-guide CVS this afternoon
which ignores the HTML build directory.  Personally, I like having the
HTML build directory *not* ignored; it's a good reminder for me to check
the build before I do a commit.  Since, like all good CVS commandos in
training, I do a lot of "cvs up," it reminds me to build often.

If folks want to use this feature locally, by all means, do so!  Simply
make sure your local .cvsignore has an extra line that just reads
".cvsignore" so you don't end up getting a new and just as annoying CVS
message.  :-)  

In any case, there's probably no overriding reason to set a policy on
this issue; the document owners should dictate what's done in their
particular sandboxes.  As the guy who's apparently going to spend the
most time herding the Documentation Guide in the coming months, I will
probably remove documentation-guide/.cvsignore at some point unless
there are strenuous objections.

-- 
Paul W. Frields, RHCE                          http://paul.frields.org/
  gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233  5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717
 Fedora Documentation Project: http://fedora.redhat.com/projects/docs/