platformio / platformio/platformio-core
Please allow disabling automatic .gitignore generation; or any arbitrary .tpl file
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Description
My platformIO projects generally live in a subfolder of a larger .git repository.
I prefer to manage a single .gitignore file in the root of my repository.
PlatformIO insists upon re-generatng the .gitignore file. I'd like to be able to turn this off.
This subject is discussed here:
https://community.platformio.org/t/how-to-disable-auto-generating-gitignore-when-using-vscode/17125
Where @maxgearhardt helpfully detailed the technical reasons for this. He suggests a more general solution might be to allow disabling any .tpl file.
-Matt
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing where PlatformIO generates .gitignore and other .tpl files, using the technical discussion linked in the issue for context. Determine how a project could disable automatic .gitignore generation or arbitrary templates; done means the selected files are no longer regenerated while existing generation remains unchanged by default.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100