Re: [PATCH] update to Unicode 14.0

[Thomas Wolff <towo@towo.net>]

Am 15.11.2021 um 14:06 schrieb Corinna Vinschen:
> On Nov 11 21:32, Thomas Wolff wrote:
>> Unicode update patch attached.
>> Responses to previous comments:
>>> wouldn't it make sense to remove the temporary downloaded files like
>>> libc/ctype/UnicodeData.txt, etc?
>>> Either automatically after creating the generated files
>> Maybe. I didn't implement it, like in my other projects (mintty, mined), as
>> it causes redundant multiple downloads during development.
>>> or in a matching MAINTAINERCLEANFILES variable in Makefile.am?
>> I had looked into it but there isn't such a variable yet and I'm not
>> familiar with automake/conv stuff, so feel free to add if suitable.
>>> Also, maybe it makes sense to add these temporary files to the .gitignore file?
>> I'm not in favour of the .gitignore idea as its only purpose seems to be to
>> smooth out effects of `git add *`-like check-ins, which I think shouldn't be
>> done anyway; I feel the concept encourages sloppy repository management.
>> But again, this isn't my project so feel free to adjust the build.
> It's not my project either, it's a collaborative effort.  So you don't have any other idea to fix this issue?
To be honest, I don't really understand the issue. So the files stay 
hanging around for someone who builds the update. What's the problem? 
I'm willing to fix whatever doesn't fit.
Thomas