linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gitignore: allow .pylintrc to be tracked

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Message-ID: <CANiq72m+VbEdrTC8f+2Kmqa5YJqcGYOgLhOeDPV45zERz6BaBw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:08:21 +0200
From: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To: WangYuli <wangyuli@...ontech.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] gitignore: allow .pylintrc to be tracked

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM WangYuli <wangyuli@...ontech.com> wrote:
>
> The .pylintrc file was introduced by commit 02df8e3b333c ("docs: add a
> .pylintrc file with sys path for docs scripts") to provide Python path
> configuration for documentation scripts. However, the generic ".*" rule
> in .gitignore causes this tracked file to be ignored, leading to warnings
> during kernel builds.
>
> Add !.pylintrc to the exception list to explicitly allow this
> configuration file to be tracked by git, consistent with other
> development tool configuration files like .clang-format and .rustfmt.toml.
>
> This resolves the build warning:
>   .pylintrc: warning: ignored by one of the .gitignore files
>
> Fixes: 02df8e3b333c ("docs: add a .pylintrc file with sys path for docs scripts")
> Signed-off-by: WangYuli <wangyuli@...ontech.com>

I haven't used the file, but dotted tool files should be in the list, so:

Reviewed-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>

Thanks!

Cheers,
Miguel