Re: [PATCH v2] .gitignore: ignore compile_commands.json globally

[Andrii Nakryiko]

On Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM Miguel Ojeda
<miguel.ojeda.sandonis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > compile_commands.json can be used with clangd to enable language server
> > protocol-based assistance. For kernel itself this can be built with
> > scripts/gen_compile_commands.py, but other projects (e.g., libbpf, or
> > BPF selftests) can benefit from their own compilation database file,
> > which can be generated successfully using external tools, like bear [0].
> >
> > So, instead of adding compile_commands.json to .gitignore in respective
> > individual projects, let's just ignore it globally anywhere in Linux repo.
> >
> > While at it, remove exactly such a local .gitignore rule under
> > tools/power/cpupower.
> >
> >   [0] https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Suggested-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reviewed-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
>

Masahiro,

Would you be able to pick this up? Or where should we route this
through, in your opinion? Thanks!

> Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> Miguel