[PATCH] .gitignore: Add new autotools file 'test-driver'

[Gaetan Nadon]

On 14-03-19 12:42 PM, Guillem Jover wrote:
> Actually, why are those in the root dir, and not confined under
> something like AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])?
A handful of modules do that and is perfectly ok. A while ago I had
considered doing just to all xorg modules. The vast majority of 250 xorg
modules are small, so the content of build-aux is rather small and there
were still many files left in the root. Not much bang for the buck.
>
> Many (if not all) drivers and tests specify AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
> which kind of defeats the point of the macro, and I never changed it
> on the driver I maintain because I suspected there might be a rationale
> for that? So if there is, it would be nice to know. :)
I don't think there was. The drivers autotools files were created via
scripting which explains why they are similar. No one changed it for the
same reason you didn't. That was done before my time, when automake 1.7
was used. Who knows what bugs/workarounds were needed at the time!

It could be removed today, but some could object the majority of drivers
are obsolete and should be left alone.