mitranim / mitranim/gow

Ignoring Emacs' lock files: `.#file.go`

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Description

Emacs writes a temporary file as soon as you start editing a file. When you hit save, it removes the temporary file.

This triggers gow, since the extension is still .go. It's a bit ugly, though perhaps not the end of the world.

To avoid flag chaos, I think reading patterns from a file is probably nicest, but I could imagine using .gitignore-style patterns fits more with gows current style.

Would you be open to an ignore prefix flag, an ignore pattern [1] flag, or perhaps reading a .gowignore file?

And thanks for writing gow! It replaces an inotifywatch | while read; go make ; done loop I've used previously. Much neater.

  1. E.g. using https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore

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Research direction

Start by locating gow's file-watching and option-handling entry points, then review how paths such as .#file.go are currently classified. The issue presents several possible designs rather than a selected solution, so done would require an agreed ignore mechanism and confirmation that Emacs lock files no longer trigger the watch command.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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