[rtems-libbsd commit] Remove junk folders.

[Chris Johns]

On 13/6/19 2:55 pm, Sebastian Huber wrote:
>>
>> I will email Apple and ask them about these files being included and if that is
>> something they could look into.
> 
> Yes, looks like an oversight from Apple.
> 

Yeah it seems like it. I have emailed them via their opensource address.

>>
>>> Please don't clean up this directory since this makes updates more
>>> difficult.
>>
>> Sure I understand this and it makes sense however that means anyone, such as me,
>> using libbsd on a Mac will see these files as changed or deleted which is how I
>> became aware of them. This becomes an on going pain as managing any commits or
>> updates requires these files get checked out again and again with the hope they
>> do not change while playing with git, something we do not have control over. It
>> also changes the state of the repo to modified when it is not.
>>
>> I think including an any meta-data related files for any OS or desktop tool in
>> our repos is only going to cause problems for someone. We should endeavor to
>> avoid doing this where possible.
> 
> It is not a big deal to remove a hand full of files which have annoying
> side-effects, but it would be good to keep as much files in place as possible. 

Totally agree.

> I
> update the mDNSResponder via Git rebase and a locally deleted file leads likely
> to removed by use vs. modified by them merge conflicts.

Hmm that is not nice. Where is the repo located?

Chris