[COMDEV-153] scandist.py - Ignore further commits

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: Reporter Tool
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Sebb
• Created: 16/Jul/15 12:57
• Updated: 27/Aug/15 12:09
• Resolved: 27/Aug/15 12:09

Description

The code already ignores commits that only include deletions.

However, when removing a TLP, the htaccess file is updated, for example:
[some details omitted]

{ u'changed': { u'release/whirr/.htaccess':

{ u'flags': u'A '}

,
u'release/whirr/HEADER.html':

{ u'flags': u'D '}

,
u'release/whirr/KEYS':

{ u'flags': u'D '}

,
u'release/whirr/stable':

{ u'flags': u'D '}

,
u'release/whirr/whirr-0.8.2/': { u'flags': u'D '}},
u'log': u'remove whirr releases, add redirect to attic - INFRA-10015',

Some possible fixes:
(a) ignore changes to .htaccess files
(b) only count file names that look like releases, for example .zip, .asc etc.

Option (a) should be safe, though the list of files to be ignored may need to be extended.
Option (b) runs the risk of ignoring paths that should be included.