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| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt | 4 |
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@@ -506,7 +506,8 @@ 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 3cdbaa1ce..b1662cb79 100644 --- a/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt +++ b/docs/manual/customize-rootfs.txt @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ 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 |