Merge pull request #1043 from carmenbianca/fix-gitkeep

Remove .gitkeep from ignored list
fsfe · Jul 8, 2024 · f3c2959 · f3c2959
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diff --git a/changelog.d/changed/remove-gitkeep.md b/changelog.d/changed/remove-gitkeep.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- `.gitkeep` is no longer ignored, because this is not defined in the
+  specification. However, if `.gitkeep` is a 0-size file, it will remain ignored
+  (because 0-size files are ignored). (#1043)
diff --git a/src/reuse/__init__.py b/src/reuse/__init__.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
     re.compile(r"^COPYING(\..*)?$"),
     # ".git" as file happens in submodules
     re.compile(r"^\.git$"),
-    re.compile(r"^\.gitkeep$"),
     re.compile(r"^\.hgtags$"),
     re.compile(r".*\.license$"),
     # Workaround for https://github.com/fsfe/reuse-tool/issues/229