Package size management problem

[xreef]

Hi all,
I try to manage the size of the package with the .gitattributes file by excluding some folders; the package size of my release become 1.5Mb,
https://github.com/xreef/PCF8574_library/releases
but the package size from the Arduino library rest 24Mb
https://www.arduinolibraries.info/libraries/pcf8574-library

Is there a better way to manage the file/directory exclusion, or must I remove that files from GitHub?

Thank you for your support Renzo

[per1234]

Hi @xreef. Thanks for taking the time to submit an issue.

Unfortunately, the "libraries-repository-engine" tool that generates the release archives from the library repositories currently does not honor the .gitattributes configuration, so everything in the repository is added to the archive.

The exception is that the folders listed here are skipped:

libraries-repository-engine/internal/libraries/file/SCCS.go

Lines 26 to 33 in 472d9c3

	// SCCSFiles is a map of folder names used internally by source code control systems.
	var SCCSFiles = map[string]bool{
	"CVS": true,
	"RCS": true,
	".git": true,
	".svn": true,
	".hg": true,
	".bzr": true}

I see we have another request for .gitattributes support at #59.

It is best to have only a single issue per subject so we can consolidate all relevant discussion to one place, so I'll go ahead and close this in favor of the other.

If you end up with additional information to share, feel free to comment in the other thread.