Subject: Re: Use of .a as a source file extension causes cvs import issues
To: None <tech-repository@NetBSD.org, tech-userlevel@NetBSD.org>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@NetBSD.org>
List: tech-repository
Date: 10/11/2007 21:42:48
Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> No, I don't know what the rationale is for the default ignore list including
>  .a -- but there's no real reason to trip over it.

At a guess, wouldn't it be for libfoo.a style libraries?

Simon.