Error trying to add gitignored package-lock.json

[joemaller]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Add package-lock.json to .gitignore
2. Call npm version patch

The version script in package.json should be set to the default: version everything && git add -u

Error looks like this:

npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! Command failed: git add /test/package-lock.json
npm ERR! The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
npm ERR! package-lock.json
npm ERR! Use -f if you really want to add them.
npm ERR! 

[joemaller]

One workaround is to rm package-lock.json from the preversion script. Seems like there should be a better way.

This might just be a problem with NPM, though I bet it's intentional.

[joemaller]

Question: Between steps 1 & 2, is .gitignore committed to the repo? Probably yes, but I don't remember.