# specify where we keep the file until we're ready to move it.
# shortcut for the lengthy exclude parameter.
+# note that this only works on file patterns apparently, like *.hosed,
+# instead of working with general patterns (like */code_guide/*).
export XC='--exclude='
parent_dir="$(dirname "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX")"
pushd $parent_dir
-# zip up feisty meow, but exclude the file names we never want to see.
-tar -h -czf $TEMPO_FILE $base_dir ${XC}*/*.tar.gz ${XC}*/*.zip ${XC}*/waste/* ${XC}*/logs/* ${XC}*/binaries/* ${XC}*.git* ${XC}*/kona/bin/* ${XC}code_guide
+# archive feisty meow current state, but exclude the file names we never want
+# to see in the archive. the exclude vcs flag takes care of excluding
+# revision control system private dirs. first chunk of excludes is for the
+# code guide files; this should wash out the majority of those fat things.
+# next line is to exclude archives that shouldn't be in the output file.
+tar -h -cz --exclude-vcs -f $TEMPO_FILE \
+\
+ ${XC}*incl.map ${XC}*incl.md5 ${XC}*incl.png \
+ ${XC}*8h.html ${XC}*8c.html ${XC}*8cpp.html ${XC}*8*source.html \
+ ${XC}class*html ${XC}class*js ${XC}class*members.html \
+ ${XC}struct*html ${XC}struct*js ${XC}struct*members.html \
+ ${XC}globals*html ${XC}functions*html \
+ ${XC}navtree*js ${XC}inherit_graph_* \
+ ${XC}namespace*js ${XC}namespace*html \
+ ${XC}dir_*html ${XC}dir_*map ${XC}dir_*md5 ${XC}dir_*png ${XC}dir_*js \
+ ${XC}*8cpp.js ${XC}*8h.js \
+ ${XC}*graph.map ${XC}*graph.md5 ${XC}*graph.png \
+\
+ ${XC}*.tar.gz ${XC}*.zip \
+\
+$base_dir
+
+# note: not currently excluded! cannot do these with --exclude= flag!
+#${XC}*/waste/* ${XC}*/logs/* ${XC}*/binaries/* ${XC}*/kona/bin/*
# now move the newest version into its resting place. this prepares the
# feisty_meow package for uploading.