.cvsignore and .gitignore

[Reuben Thomas]

I've just noticed for the first time that these files (or at least 
.gitignore, assuming that .cvsignore works the same way) have rather odd 
contents.

There seem to be basically two classes of user when it comes to what is 
ignored:

1. gnulib is considered as a build dependency, so no files provided or 
generated by gnulib are put in CVS/git.

2. gnulib is not considered as a build dependency, so files provided by 
gnulib are put in CVS/git, but files generated from them are not.

However, at present, my .gitignore files in m4 and lib appear to list 
precisely those files provided by gnulib, and not those generated during the 
build process. This is precisely the opposite of what I want as a case 2 
user, and is insufficient for a case 1 user.

Since things are so precisely topsy-turvy for me, I suspect I've 
misunderstood, but wherein lies my error?

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