tmp/.keep packaged in gem

[pvalena]

Hello, could you not package the empty tmp/.keep file in rubygems.org gem?

On Fedora we try to avoid unnecessary empty files packaged on a distribution.

[yuki24]

I can totally remove that from distributed packages starting the next release (releases are immutable and can't be updated).

Just out of curiosity, what are the reasons why you are following that rule?

[pvalena]

I can totally remove that from distributed packages starting the next release (releases are immutable and can't be updated).

Thanks.

Just out of curiosity, what are the reasons why you are following that rule?

From what I can tell, it's just a rpmlint guideline to keep files on a system relevant. If there was some important reason, it was not documented.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_Rpmlint_issues#zero-length

[pvalena]

One additional question: is tmp/ folder needed for gem runtime? I doubt it as it is not writable.

I have found reference to it only in one test.

[yuki24]

One additional question: is tmp/ folder needed for gem runtime?

No, it is only used in test and that test can totally look at other file that permanently exists in the repo. Maybe did_you_mean.gemspec is a good one.

[yuki24]

fixed by a62833d

[pvalena]

Thanks!

[yuki24]

released as v1.3.1.