Re: [elpa] externals/dash cbd3b29 268/316: * .elpaignore: Exclude dev/ from GNU ELPA tarball.

[Stefan Monnier]

>> +dev/*
>
> I just realised that this still includes an empty dev directory in the

Yes, of course.  It only matches the files within that directory.

> I tried changing the file's contents to:
>
>   dev
>   .github

Hmm... that should work.

> and:
>
>   ./dev
>   ./.github

Not sure about this one.

> and even:
>
>   packages/dash/dev
>   packages/dash/.github

Now you're getting into the messy territory that I'd rather not be
exposed (yet is, indeed).

> thinking it may be related to the directory from which
> 'tar -X .elpaignore' is called, but the result of
> 'make dash.tar' stubbornly continues to include both subdirectories.
> What am I doing wrong?  Should I just use :ignored-files instead?

`:ignored-files` should have the same effect, AFAIK (it uses the same
mechanism).


        Stefan