Ramsay Jones <ramsay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore > index 6232d33924..425b8cc2a4 100644 > --- a/.gitignore > +++ b/.gitignore > @@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ > /gitweb/static/gitweb.min.* > /config-list.h > /command-list.h > +/dist-tars > *.tar.gz > *.dsc > *.deb > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile > index 90e91a2185..bc9ce28bc3 100644 > --- a/Makefile > +++ b/Makefile > @@ -3083,6 +3083,7 @@ dist: git-archive$(X) configure > --prefix=$(GIT_TARNAME)/ HEAD^{tree} > $(GIT_TARNAME).tar > @$(RM) -r .dist-tmp-dir > gzip -f -9 $(GIT_TARNAME).tar > + @echo $(GIT_TARNAME).tar.gz >>dist-tars Sorry, but I'd rather not to see such a longer-term "list of files to be removed" on the filesystem. This invites attackers to write a rogue test addition that writes into ../../dist-tars something like "~/.gitconfig" and wait for me to say "make clean".