Re: packaging issues: some serious, some not so serious

["Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>]

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, Sam Ravnborg wrote:

> I would much rather you persuaded your earlier idea list all the
> directories to visit. This list is known and easy to maintain
> whereas a blacklist like we have now only will grow bigger over
> time.
>
> We could add something like:
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 0d585c0..fb5bbc3 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -358,6 +358,11 @@ export MODVERDIR := $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(firstword $(KBU
>  RCS_FIND_IGNORE := \( -name SCCS -o -name BitKeeper -o -name .svn -o -name CVS
>  export RCS_TAR_IGNORE := --exclude SCCS --exclude BitKeeper --exclude .svn --ex
>
> +# all dirs
> +KBUILD_ALL_DIRS := arch block crypto Documentation drivers fs include init
> +KBUILD_ALL_DIRS += ipc net samples scripts security sound usr virt
> +export KBUILD_ALL_DIRS
> +
>  # ===========================================================================
>  # Rules shared between *config targets and build targets
>
>
> And then use this definition in all find / tar operations.
> We do not need to change everything in one go as the old RCS_TAR_IGNORE
> and RCS_FIND_IGNORE can continue as is for a while.
>
> Can you please try out this approach?

sure, i prefer that strategy anyway.  let me work on it.

rday
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