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Should an empty bin/ directory be checked in? [message #777310] Tue, 10 January 2012 09:08 Go to next message
Matthew Webber is currently offline Matthew WebberFriend
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Our Java projects (mostly plugins) use a fairly standard layout, with Java source in src/ (and sometimes test/) directories, which get compiled to a bin/ directory. Obviously, the source code, but not the compiled classes, get checked in to the repository.

Previously, we used subversion, and had svn:ignore set so that neither bin/ nor its contents were checked in to the respoitory. Hence there is no bin/ in the repository at all.

We're moving to Git, so I'm reviewing the way we do things. What's best:

(1) Don't have bin/ in the respository (specified by .gitignore in the project parent directory)
OR
(2) Check an empty bin/ in the respository (empty except for a .gitignore in the bin/ directory)

Is one way better than the other, or is it just a case of personal preference? I'm leaning towards (2).

Thanks
Matthew

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Re: Should an empty bin/ directory be checked in? [message #777320 is a reply to message #777310] Tue, 10 January 2012 09:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dani Megert is currently offline Dani MegertFriend
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On 10.01.2012 10:08, Matthew Webber wrote:
> Our Java projects (mostly plugins) use a fairly standard layout, with
> Java source in src/ (and sometimes test/) directories, which get
> compiled to a bin/ directory. Obviously, the source code, but not the
> compiled classes, get checked in to the repository.
>
> Previously, we used subversion, and had svn:ignore set so that neither
> bin/ nor its contents were checked in to the respoitory. Hence there
> is no bin/ in the repository at all.
>
> We're moving to Git, so I'm reviewing the way we do things. What's best:
>
> (1) Don't have bin/ in the respository (specified by .gitignore in the
> project parent directory)
You should add
/*/bin/
in order to avoid that some random 'bin' folder gets excluded. Storing
an empty 'bin' folder doesn't buy you anything.

Dani
> OR
> (2) Check an empty bin/ in the respository (empty except for a
> .gitignore in the bin/ directory)
>
> Is one way better than the other, or is it just a case of personal
> preference? I'm leaning towards (2).
>
> Thanks
> Matthew
>

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Re: Should an empty bin/ directory be checked in? [message #778565 is a reply to message #777310] Fri, 13 January 2012 09:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Matthias Sohn is currently offline Matthias SohnFriend
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Git can't track empty folders.

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Re: Should an empty bin/ directory be checked in? [message #778708 is a reply to message #778565] Fri, 13 January 2012 17:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Matthew Webber is currently offline Matthew WebberFriend
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> Git can't track empty folders

Yes I know that, that's why I said "(empty except for a .gitignore in the bin/ directory)"

On reflection, this is not really a Git question per se. The question really is "should a placeholder bin/ directory be checked in to the respository". If this answer is yes, then I know how to do it in Git.

Thanks

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Re: Should an empty bin/ directory be checked in? [message #778848 is a reply to message #778708] Sat, 14 January 2012 00:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Robin Rosenberg is currently offline Robin RosenbergFriend
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Matthew Webber skrev 2012-01-13 18.08:
>> Git can't track empty folders
>
> Yes I know that, that's why I said "(empty except for a .gitignore in the bin/ directory)"
>
> On reflection, this is not really a Git question per se. The question really is "should a placeholder bin/ directory be checked in to the respository". If this answer is
> yes, then I know how to do it in Git.
>

A: no

Build tools in general create output directories for you. Then on clean the remove
them (and your .gitignore) causing a lot of pain.

-- robin

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Re: Should an empty bin/ directory be checked in? [message #779384 is a reply to message #778848] Sun, 15 January 2012 15:28 Go to previous message
R Shapiro is currently offline R ShapiroFriend
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There's rarely any point in tracking only a .gitignore in any given directory. It really only makes sense if the directory meets two conditions: it must exist AND it isn't created automatically on demand. That's an unusual combination and definitely doesn't apply in the case you mention. Worse, as Robin points out, a standard clean operation will delete the directory, forcing you to restore the tracked .gitignore.

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