package-lock.json

[jhshi]

After cloning the project and make check, this file was created and is shown as "untracked files" in git. Shall this file be added to .gitignore?

[gjbunyea]

I think package-lock.json is typically commited

[jhshi]

From the doc that should be the case.

https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package-lock.json

But why it was not in the source tree when I clone it? I can not be the first person that generates that file.

[gchallen]

Older versions of node (<8) didn't generate this file. It's safe to commit.