Re: [package-vc] Consider cleaning up files from install process

[Joseph Turner]

On October 4, 2023 8:23:07 AM PDT, Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> wrote:
>Joseph Turner <joseph@breatheoutbreathe.in> writes:
>
>>> > For example, when following these instructions to install hyperdrive.el:
>>> > https://ushin.org/hyperdrive/hyperdrive-manual.html#package_002dvc
>>> >
>>> > the git repository ends up with these extra untracked files:
>>> >
>>> > dir
>>> > hyperdrive-autoloads.el
>>> > hyperdrive-pkg.el
>>> > hyperdrive.info
>>
>>> Please report this as a bug in the Hyperdrive repository: its
>>> `.gitignore` should be adjusted to ignore those files.
>>
>> Good to know. We have updated the hyperdrive.el .gitignore.
>>
>> Are all package authors are expected to add these files to .gitignore
>> (or equivalent in other VCS)?  If so, we should probably put a notice in
>> the package-vc documentation or somewhere else.  What do you suggest?
>
>This is not related to package-vc, it is also the recommended practice
>for regular ELPA packages.

Would you mind sharing a link to this recommendation? I searched the 
Emacs/Elisp info manuals as well as the ELPA README.

>> Thank you!
>>
>> Joseph