On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > compile_commands.json can be used with clangd to enable language server > protocol-based assistance. For kernel itself this can be built with > scripts/gen_compile_commands.py, but other projects (e.g., libbpf, or > BPF selftests) can benefit from their own compilation database file, > which can be generated successfully using external tools, like bear [0]. > > So, instead of adding compile_commands.json to .gitignore in respective > individual projects, let's just ignore it globally anywhere in Linux repo. > > While at it, remove exactly such a local .gitignore rule under > tools/power/cpupower. > > [0] https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear > > Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx> > Suggested-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx> Thanks! Cheers, Miguel
