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build: exclude qemu-arm-static from source archives - #202
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Add export-ignore attribute for platform/debian/qemu-arm-static in .gitattributes. This prevents the 2.9MB prebuilt QEMU binary from being bundled into git archive tarballs and source release archives, while keeping the file tracked in Git for ARM Docker builds and local checkouts. Fixes cisco#56 Signed-off-by: Reginald Alfret <[email protected]>
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Description
Fixes #56
The repository contains a prebuilt binary
platform/debian/qemu-arm-static(~2.9 MB) utilized byplatform/debian/debian-jessie.armhf.dockerfile. When source release tarballs or Git archives are created viagit archive, this binary was previously bundled into source distributions.Changes
.gitattributessettingexport-ignoreonplatform/debian/qemu-arm-static.git archive).Validation
$ git check-attr export-ignore -- platform/debian/qemu-arm-static platform/debian/qemu-arm-static: export-ignore: setgit diff --check: clean (0 issues).Contributor Agreement