I would like to ignore some particular files from committing bundle, so included them into project's ".gitignore" file:
MDK-ARM/test1_prj/
!MDK-ARM/test1_prj/*.hex
!MDK-ARM/test1_prj/*.axf
MDK-ARM/JLinkLog.txt
But unfortunately, the last line doesn't work, and consistently included in commits, can't explain why.
Another question is how to ignore changing .gitignore itself (except hiding 'em)
PS: Briefly saying I want to exclude all compiling and debugging junk except the resulting files.
First, make sure the file is not already tracked:
git rm --cached -- MDK-ARM/JLinkLog.txt
Second, if a folder is ignored, all the other rules regarding files inside that folder won't matter.
It is not possible to re-include a file if a parent directory of that file is excluded.
You need to blocklist files, not folders, before grantlisting exceptions.
MDK-ARM/test1_prj/**
!MDK-ARM/test1_prj/**/
!MDK-ARM/test1_prj/*.hex
!MDK-ARM/test1_prj/*.axf
Finally, check those rules do apply with:
git check-ignore -v -- MDK-ARM/test1_prj/a_File_Which_Should_Be_Ignored
If it is ignopred, you will see the .gitignore
file involved, and its ignore rule line number.