Jekyll keeps regenerating when output folder already exists.

[manuelmeurer]

When I start Jekyll using jekyll --auto and the output folder (public in my case) already exists, it keeps regenerating some files:

18:01:33 (ruby-1.9.2-p180@rails3) ~/apps/app jekyll --auto
Configuration from /Users/me/apps/app/_config.yml
Auto-regenerating enabled: /Users/me/apps/app -> ./public
[2011-06-02 18:01:37] regeneration: 43 files changed
[2011-06-02 18:01:38] regeneration: 14 files changed
[2011-06-02 18:01:39] regeneration: 5 files changed
[2011-06-02 18:01:40] regeneration: 5 files changed
[2011-06-02 18:01:41] regeneration: 5 files changed
[2011-06-02 18:01:42] regeneration: 5 files changed
[goes on indefinitely]

When I remove the public folder and restart Jekyll, it works fine:

18:01:43 (ruby-1.9.2-p180@rails3) ~/apps/app rm -rf public/
18:01:45 (ruby-1.9.2-p180@rails3) ~/apps/app jekyll --auto
Configuration from /Users/me/apps/app/_config.yml
Auto-regenerating enabled: /Users/me/apps/app -> ./public
[2011-06-02 18:01:48] regeneration: 29 files changed

Using Jekyll 0.10.0

[amateurhuman]

I can confirm this behavior.

It appears to be a problem with directory_watcher, there is currently an open issue (#8) on that repo suggesting adding an ignore glob option that TwP is supporting.

[kbl]

As soon as my pull request solving issue TwP/directory_watcher#8 will be approved I'll try to fix this behaviour.

[paulmsmith]

Any news on this? I'm getting the same using Jekyll 0.11.2

[paulmsmith]

Ah didn't catch the part about removing the output folder before running Jekyll auto. Did that and it solves it but obviously nice to have it fixed.

[hpyhacking]

I have same problem, public folder to use Pow, exclude option should apply to --auto option.

[hpyhacking]

Now, I don't put public to project root folder.

destination: /tmp/project/public

Now --auto works fine, ref /tmp/project to ~/.pow and LiveReload to watch /tmp/project.

Fixed, but not pretty.

[kevinSuttle]

I've had this same behavior with _public too.

[parkr]

Fix in #862.

[arekstryjski]

I don't know why it is closed. I get this problem on one of my computers. Strangely not on the second one, but no idea what makes the difference... both are Linux Ubuntu.
The bug is definitely still there!

[codygman]

I'm getting this issue on debian wheezy. Jekyll just keeps regenerating endlessly