Exclude tmp file created by Emacs

[kisp]

Hi,

I'm having trouble excluding a tmp file created by Emacs.

The file is actually a symbolic link that looks similiar to

.#post_test.exs -> user@machine.local.762

I have in my config/config.exs

if Mix.env == :dev do
  config :mix_test_watch, clear: true
  config :mix_test_watch, exclude: [~r/\.#/, ~r/~/]
end

Could you help me debug this?

It's really annoying, because this tmp file gets created very often (after saving and then changing a buffer), so I accidentally trigger more test runs than needed.

[lpil]

I'd recommend going inside your deps folder, putting in some logging, and then recompiling the deps. See what's happening in there :)

[cdegroot]

I have exclude: [~r/\.#/] and it works. However, it's mildly annoying to have to specify it in every project. With Git, I have global exclusions in my home directory - might it be an idea to have something similar for this?

[lpil]

I'm happy for this to be added to the default ignored patterns. Would you like to make a PR?

[cdegroot]

I'd be happy to, but do know that you'll end up with an ever-expanding list of editor/IDE specific patterns that way ;)

(what if there'd be a switch "use .gitignores" or something like that, default to true?)

[lpil]

I'm happy to add patterns that cover the most common editors to provide a good out the box experience for most people. I don't think many editors create files that end with .ex anyway.

[cdegroot]

Like that? (or do you want a test with that?)