Should I commit the generated `.merlin` file?

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Hello.
I am just starting to integrate rescript into a small project of mine.
I am following the official instructions at the rescript page by installing it using yarn and use a build script. The process is generating a .merlin file that I am not sure if I should commit.

Thanks in advance.

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According to the gitignore file on the example project template, no you should not.

This is the list of files to ignore:

.DS_Store
/node_modules/
/lib/
.bsb.lock
.merlin
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From the docs:

Ignore .merlin File

This is generated by the build system and you should not have to manually edit it. Don’t check it into the repo.

Justification: .merlin is for editor tooling. The file contains absolute paths, which are also not cross-platform (e.g. Windows paths are different).

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Thanks for the link. I was not able to find it just by searching for .merlin

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Are you using the docs’ search? It should come up when searching for “.merlin” there.

Screenshot of search results.

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If I recall correctly, yes, that is exactly what I did. May be with my mind in some other place that day…