attempt 4 with realization

seems like tar's exclude feature doesn't support arbitrary paths, and
only supports single per file patterns, like *.ugh or *ophilus.morp,
rather than being for any old cool pattern.  this was not apparent until
now; has it always been thus?

diff --git a/scripts/archival/pack_feisty_meow.sh b/scripts/archival/pack_feisty_meow.sh
index 6b7bc1bca58bfc22594357392afd6a93eb987bf3..2fb4efede4a9e3dd81dc6939ba91a3017a7290b3 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/archival/pack_feisty_meow.sh
+++ b/scripts/archival/pack_feisty_meow.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ TEMPO_FILE="$(mktemp "$TMP/zz_feistypack.XXXXXX")"
   # 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")"
@@ -13,8 +15,17 @@ base_dir="$(basename "$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 line 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 $base_dir \
+  ${XC}*8cpp_source.html ${XC}*8h__dep__incl.map ${XC}*8h__dep__incl.md5 ${XC}*8h__dep__incl.png ${XC}*8h.html
+  ${XC}*.tar.gz ${XC}*.zip \
+
+# note: not currently excluded!  cannot do these with --exclude= flag!
+#${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.