New in Git: Question about ignore file

[antekgla]

Hi, I contribute to transgui in the past and @leonsoft-kras was nice enough to give me write permisions to the code. I am very new to github and after a little search I find what the easy way to use is with Github Desktop. I installed and clone this repository.

My question is: why the folder /units is not added to the ignore file? When I open with Lazarus the file transgui.lpi and compile the project Lazarus create in that folder (units/) the transgui.exe and all the units compiled, besides transgui.exe create a new folder named home with the transgui.ini in there. I think what nothing in this folder is useful to the repository.

I am doing something wrong? Thanks in advance!

[leonsoft-kras]

I did not understand the question. The units, units/home folder is created when the project is compiled. This folder does not fall into the repository. How she was there? Maybe show screenshots?

[antekgla]

Hi!, I only open the project, no changes, compile, run and this is showed by Github Desktop:

The other 76 files in the units folders are filter by the # Lazarus compiler-generated binaries (safe to delete) part of the ignore file.

You say what when I commit to master this files are not uploaded?

[leonsoft-kras]

I probably will not tell you. I use the explorer/totel commander + TortoiseSVN. I don't know what Github Desktop shows ))

[Metal-Snake]

The .gitignore file is missing a line containing

unit/

If Github Desktop shows a change in a file it's a file that will be uploaded.

[antekgla]

I added the unit folder to the .gitignore file.