having git ignore .egg-info directory?

[Ali Asad Lotia]

Hello All,

Note: all files are specified assuming the git repo is the top level
directory. I have provided relative paths to the file from that
directory.

While attempting to set up an instance of LR, I did a 'pip install -e
.' instead of 'easy install LR' as specified in LR/README.txt . This
resulted in modifications to LR/LR.egg-info/SOURCES.txt and
LR/LR.egg-info/top_level.txt Is there a reason why this directory
isn't being ignored?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3719243/recommended-gitignore-file-for-python-projects
and https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Python.gitignore
recommend ignoring the contents of all the egg-info directories.

I'm not a Python or Pylons expert in any way. Just somewhat curious.
Thanks,
aal

[Daniel Rehak]

Hi

I think everyone has pretty much left for Easter weekend, but someone will get back to you.

Thanks for pointing it out.
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[Jim Klo]

Hi Ali,

To be honest, I don't know that there is any reason for or against ignoring the egg-info files. We're actually in the process of trying to clean up the source tree ( I think before we start coding the next sprint ). 

Most of the dev team is new to git and github, and several are new to Python/Pylons - so we are always open to suggestions and guidance.

I've add a PivotalTracker story to track this request.

Jim Klo

Senior Software Engineer

Center for Software Engineering

SRI International

[Ali Asad Lotia]

I can't edit the story yet since I"ve requested project membership on
pivotal tracker, but I've attached a patch to this message that does
the following:
1. Removes the contents of LR/LR.egg-info from the repository.
2. Adds all *.egg-info directories and MANIFEST files to .gitignore.
3. Adds LR/config.ini to .gitignore because locally generated config
files are unlikely to be tracked in a git repository.

If this patch makes sense to you guys, please let me know if you'd
prefer to receive a pull request via Github rather than receiving
patches.

Best,
Ali

[Daniel Rehak]

Hi Ali

You're now able to edit the story.
I'll let Suraiya let you know about the best way to manage this -- she's controlling the code management.

Thanks!
    - Dan

[Suliman, Suraiya H]

Ali,

Thanks for your change, please send a pull request and we'll merge your changes in. Apparently .egg-info file is required for an older version of Setuptools but if you're using pip, easy_install or the trunk version of setuptools, .egg-info can be ignored.

-Suraiya

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