Message ID | 1360274290-16081-1-git-send-email-arnout@mind.be |
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State | Accepted |
Commit | afea3037ef3a6718051e79dd7f7e3bb2e4cc224e |
Headers | show |
2013/2/7 Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>: > From: "Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind)" <arnout@mind.be> > > This makes it possible to put empty directories in the overlay. > Thanks to Aras Vaichas for pointing that out. > > Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be> Acked-by: Samuel Martin <s.martin49@gmail.com>
>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be> writes:
Arnout> From: "Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind)" <arnout@mind.be>
Arnout> This makes it possible to put empty directories in the overlay.
Arnout> Thanks to Aras Vaichas for pointing that out.
Committed, thanks.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index d9e5f24..b50c4ed 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -504,7 +504,8 @@ endif @for dir in $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY)); do \ $(call MESSAGE,"Copying overlay $${dir}"); \ rsync -a \ - --exclude .svn --exclude .git --exclude .hg --exclude '*~' \ + --exclude .empty --exclude .svn --exclude .git \ + --exclude .hg --exclude '*~' \ $${dir}/ $(TARGET_DIR); \ done diff --git a/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt b/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt index fa04d85..1a47d7e 100644 --- a/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt +++ b/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ there are a few ways to customize the resulting target filesystem. * Create a filesystem overlay: a tree of files that are copied directly over the target filesystem after it has been built. Set - +BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY+ to the top of the tree. +.git+, +.svn+, - +.hg+ directories and files ending with +~+ are excluded. + +BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY+ to the top of the tree. +.git+, +.svn+, +.hg+ + directories, +.empty+ files and files ending with +~+ are excluded. _Among these first 3 methods, this one should be preferred_. * In the Buildroot configuration, you can specify the path to a